Long weekend

yep, it was a very long weekend. Cameron got sick (vomit, diarrhea) Friday night, Tyler and Kevin got it Saturday night and I was lucky enough to get is Sunday morning.. oh what a fun weekend. Tyler was nice enough to stay home and help us all begin to feel better on Monday.. plus I don't think he wanted to give it to his students, this wonderful little "flu bug" that we had. So we went through a lot of laundry and since have gone through a lot of lysol wipes, disinfecting is a must after that!...

But really I think we are all better now. ready to move on, go for our family walks again, play outside and get our garden growing. We all planted our seeds for family home evening, at least the ones you can plant inside. The ones that we can plant outside have to wait until we get the giant tumble weeds out of the garden. Turns out you can't leave a garden full of plants when you leave for 7 months and think that anything but weeds are going to be there when you get back..:). But we have big plans for our garden this year. Lots more plants, including Tylers very own blueberry plant anad we are going to try grapes again this year!.. Lots of work ahead of us getting all those dead weeds out and we are watching the weather close for some warm days.. we did get one 60 degree day in last week... it was wonderful!

oh and also on that 60 degree day we were the lucky recipients of a bike.. a neighbor (that i had never met before) rode by with his two kids and their brand new bikes from the school auction, he said that they were giving away a trike and a bike and wondered if we could use one, which was so funny becuase just a few days before I had thought about how Kevins legs were just a little too long (ok... a lot long) for his trike but that he would have to wait for his birthday in September. When he told me about it, he said that one of the training wheels was missing and I thought... training whells are cheap compared to buying a bike.. no big deal!.. but when they brought it over they had found the missing training wheel. The back wheel needs pumped up and it isn't new but Kevin doesn't care.. how cool is that! The funniest part was how Cameron ran over to Kevins ol trike the second Kevin got on the bike... he had been eye ballin it all along...I thank that mystery neigbor for the kind act that he did.. I wonder if he has any clue how much that ment to me (and Kevin, and Cameron)

I sure wish there were more 60 degree days to get out and pull some weeds, and let the kids run around the back yard, they sure do sleep alot better after playing outside. :)

Cool conference stuff and Cameron stats

So a good friend of mine (thank you thank you thank you!) sent these in an email and I thought I would pass them on... they are websites to conference packets to help your primary age children listen and get more out of conference coming up!

http://www.scribd.com/doc/13298891/2009-April-Conference-Packet

http://www.sugardoodle.net/mambo/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4195&Itemid=5


Check them out!

Also Cameron had his 18 month well baby apt today, his stats are:

29 lbs 6 oz
33 inches tall
19 1/4 in head circumference

Yep, we are back.

In Jerome that is. Tyler moved here a month (or a little more) ago, and me an the boys moved in last week. Tyler and his Mom were nice enough to go get all our stuff from Oklahoma and have the house set up when we got here.... I don't think I could possibly say thank you enough. Tyler and a few neighbors (thanks guys) even painted the boys room, and the living room, dining room, and front room.. its like anew house! So I am enjoying the organization part of moving at a leisurely pace becuase all the hard work has been done.

So tonight, we gave Cameron his first hair cut, he has started to get "mullet" comment so we figured it was time. His hair is so blond and thin it never looked like there was enough there to cut! But tomorrow he will be 18 months! He has his well baby check tomorrow and I have an appointment for his pictures later next week (he has a cold and I didn't want a bright red nose in pictures!)

But that seems to be all going on here! Pictures of Camerons hair cut coming soon!

Cameron Tyler

yes he fell alseep while 4 wheeling on vacation last summer!

Name & Meaning: Cameron Tyler. Cameron means crocked stream, Tyler means tile maker.. lol.. I don't remember those being the meanings when we named him that..lol He was almost named Noah but we changed our minds while at the hospital. and we had to go with family name for the middle name. with both boys I wanted Grant Allan but Tyler wouldn't go for it (he wants Allan Grant)...maybe with our next kid.. (that is if it isn't used already.. I did give permission for Grant to be used)

Age: 17 months or one year 5 months

Nicknames: the little one, Cam bam, your son, my son (depending on if he is being good or bad:) Cam-er-rom (said as if it was from the book of mormon), baby

Favorite Activities: going outside... playing with is brother, cuddling, being tickeled.

Favorite Foods: fruit- could be pears, strawberries, grapes, doesn't matter, Cheese- cheese sticks or medium cheedar, pasta, chicken nuggets, chocolate milk,

Least Favorite Foods: I haven't found anything he won't eat

Favorite Music: any music gets him dancing around and around and around in circles.. if he can't move ( like in his car seat, he doesn't want music on...)

Favorite Toy: his brother... he loves to play with his brother!.. blue mcqueens are his favorite (kevin takes the red ones from him so he sticks to the blue ones) and he loves to throw things, so balls are a must!

Favorite Book: McQueen books, anything with McQueen in it, or books that play music to him like the VTech ones, or the ones with animals, he makes all the sounds- ok so really he likes ANY books!...

Favorite Item of Clothing: Shoes!!!

What Makes Him Happy: playing outside, eating, reading, cuddling

What Makes Him Sad: when he can't find he brother, if you are holding him and try to put him down,

Funny Words or Phrases:"brother?" with his hands out looking for Kevin, juice and cheese are both said in his throat, so they both sound really funny..."darts" and "throw" and both said with a throwing movement, "tank you" is cute, "oes" and "ocks" are cute when he wants his shoes and socks on to go "bye bye" and his "on" "off" and "battery" all make us smile too! and "na nigh" when he is going to nap or to bed for the night, or when kevinis covering himself up with a blanket. oh and "pa yeee" for potty... he has tried to go potty in the potty a few times..lol

Kevin William

I saw this on a friends blog and couldn't help but copy it (thanks Whitney!). Today I'll tell all about Kevin, in a few days I'll do Cameron, Hope you enjoy!

Name & Meaning: Kevin William. Kevin means handsome, beautiful and William means strong willed warrior- both fit him perfectly :) he was almost Kevin Alexander, we all like the sound of it best but we decided to go with the family name- William is Tylers middle name.

Age: 3 years, 6 months

Nicknames: the big one, that one, your son, my son (depending on if he is being good or bad:) kevin kevin came from heaven)

Favorite Activities: moving, if it has something to do with moving he enjoys it, if it is outside, or up high, even better. Playing with his dinosaurs, or playing with lightning mcqueen. (we have plenty of both)

Favorite Foods: PIZZA- pepperoni pizza to be exact, chicken nuggets, cheerios, chocolate milk, fruit- could be pears, strawberries, grapes, doesn't matter, he would rather have it than chocolate,water

Least Favorite Foods: the only thing we can't get him to eat is eggs...

Favorite Music: the music on his night time thing.. he picked it out when he was a baby and has used it to get to sleep ever since. that and music from the movie CARS, he calls it mcqueen music (he even picked it out when one of the couples danced to it on dancing with the stars) He sings the ABC and his numbers regularly, then he also sings the sunbeam song at random times.

Favorite Toy: either his newest mcqueen car or his 'terry" dinosour (big red T-rex)

Favorite Book: he has two they are both about dinosours, and way over his reading level: Encyclopedia of Dinosours: Fascinating facts about the world of dinosours and The usborne world atlas of dinosours... at any givin moment you will find him sitting there looking at the pictures in the books.. with comentary..

Favorite Item of Clothing: probly shoes becuase it means he will be going outside!

What Makes Him Happy: playing outside, eating, reading, his dinosours

What Makes Him Sad: loosing his dinosours, having an accident in his pants (potty training totally sucks by the way) having to stop playing outside

Funny Words or Phrases: "I want to listen to you" (usually when he is in time out for NOT listening to me) "I want to be nice"(get the picture) "I just want...fill in the moments whim here" "hey guys!... listen to me"

I am a genius and an idiot all rolled into one!

So I am a professional diaper changer.. and I am proud of it!.. Today while changing Cameron's diaper I came up with the perfect solution to a diaper changing problem. Cameron like most little boys I know tries to grab himself every time the diaper comes off... When he is poopy this is even grossier and more annoying than normal, so my wonderful solution.. "Kevin can you come over hear and hold babies hands"..... they laughed and giggled the whole time I was getting that kid clean!.. it was wonderful.. hence the genius part.. the idiot part is that I think this is so genius (only a stay at home mom stuck with two kids would find it genius)

"A genius is an individual who successfully applies a previously unknown technique in the production of a work of art, science or calculation, or who masters and personalizes a known technique. "

yes i think it fits quiet nicely....lol :)

Very true...

So I found this on my friend Whitney's blog and thought I would pass it on. Click on it so it is big enough to read and I know you will enjoy it!


Cracks me up!

Another cute story...

So a few nights ago, everyone was in bed (except me- I was on the computer) the house was quiet, all was calm, and then all of a sudden there is a huge THUD.. and then silence. Ya wanna know how many bad things a THUD could be, just ask my brain what it thought in the 1.2 seconds it took to get to Kevins bedroom door. The light was on, it was supposed to be off, So I open the door just as my parents come sprinting out of their bedroom door to see what the sound was and I open Kevins door, he is sitting on the floor at the bottom of his bed holding his wrist.. ( i think he was trying to be quiet) when i said what happened he started to fuss... I asked where it hurt and he said his wrist and showed it to me... (nothing wrong, nothing broken ) Then I asked him what happend and he points to the desk and says he climbed up there to get something (have I ever mentioned that I gave birth to two monkeys- not children- they climb on everything!) and then I tried to get back here (he points to the bed) so you jumped off of the desk to get to the bed and didn't quiet make it? "yeah" he says.... I just start laughing... why? becuase my heart was beating out of my chest that something had gone really wrong, that he had broken a bone, or cracked his skull, or something but no, he just was trying to get back to the bed and I have found out that boys do things differntly then girls, I would have gotton down and walked to the bed but no, he was going to be more efficent and skip the walking part, beside jumping is sooo much more fun!... :).. I love my boys!

Kevin is so cute..

So Kevin took his favorite book to Grandma today and she said she couldn't' read it to him because she couldn't see without her glasses, which of course she can never find. So he said "I'm gonna go find the one that gives you a big head" and runs off, we of course have no idea what he is talking about but a few miutes later he comes back with the little plasic magnifing glass (that i got when i was like 8 in a kids meal) and hands it to grandma... "I found it!".. this magnifying glass gives her a big head (atleast when you look threw it the right way..lol. And Grandma read him his book..lol (maybe you had to be there).. he is a cute kid.

Sweethearts tag!

I realize some of these things already were on my blog, but I really can't go over them enough so, bear with me!

1. Where did you first meet your hubby?

In my apartment my freshmen year at BYU-I. I walked into my apartment for sweet swap (on a Sunday night in October) and my roommate Tonya was wrapped around him on the couch... (she had just meet him 5 minutes earlier too...)

2. What do you remember about him the most?
I remember not liking him that first time.. I did like his eyes, but I didn't like seeing him with my roommate like that. he had on his brown leather jacket, a T-shirt and jeans, with his brown doc martins... is it weird to remember what he was wearing?

3. Who asked who out first?

our first date

The funny thing is, we kinda hid our relationship for like forever, so we kept going out in groups, or in double dates where I was supposed to be out with the other guy but the first time we went out just us, was to McDonalds for breakfast after a 9 hour conversation on the phone. Tyler said "hey I am gonna go shower seen it 6:30am, I'll pick ya up at 7:00" Me: "um.. ok".. lol

4. What did you do on your first date?
McDonalds for breakfast and then I think we went to our respective apartments so we could go to sleep, although knowing me I probly just went to class...no it was a weekend, I think i took a nap.

5. What was your favorite thing to do together while you were dating?
Actually once we came out as a "couple" I went on dates with Bryan because Tyler got a job so we really didn't date... Although we did go on road trips to Salt lake to visit his siblings, Grandparents, and my brother a few times.

6. When was your first kiss with your sweetheart?
It was the weekend before Christmas In Troy and Jackee's house. They left the room to go get a deck of cards, and he kissed me. Then during the card game, they asked about our relationship and so the first kiss came up.. ( i still don't know how) I turned bright red and he told them "O.. it was on your couch about 5 minutes ago".. I thought I was going to die of embarrassment...lol


7. Who said it ( I love you ) first?
he did and I believe it was on the phone.. I will have to ask him if he remembers more details.


8. When did you first realize you loved him?
Well, I think I got an inkling over Christmas break when I was going crazy without seeing him, then when he came to ask my Dad for my hand (I know your thinking.. a little late huh?) I told my dad that he had to "be nice to this one.. I love him" I think it threw both me and my Dad for a loop.

9. How did he propose?
We went to the park in Rexburg early one Friday morning to take pictures (kinda engagement pictures.. I know we did everything backwards) and his friend Bryan was supposed to meet us there to take the pictures,( he was running late.. I thought) it was freezing cold, so we walked around, danced, all the silly things couples do, and then he started telling me the 5 characteristics of his mother that he wanted in his future wife and how they related to me. Then He said that there was one thing about his wife that he didn't know and I of course asked "what's that?" and he said "that it is you" and he knelt down and got the ring out and asked me if I would marry him and I said yes.. then Bryan showed up to take the pictures (including re-inacting the actual proposal)

10. What are two things you remember most about your wedding day?

1. I was running late (the last day I ever thought I would run late for!)

2. While pictures were being taken my Dad said "well she finally got the large family she always wanted" When we got married all of Tyler's siblings were already married and had 13 kids between them, Pictures were crazy to our little family of my mom, dad, and brother.

3. I rememeber thinking it was so cool that the sister missionaries that had brought the gospel to my parents were both there...

Randomness...

So, life in the fast lane here at the house...

Cameron got pink eye earlier this week and is dong much better...

but he gave it to Kevin... who "doesn't want to get better".. every time it is time to put the drops in his eyes!


I got to go to church today without the kids, and I got to hear every word!

Kevin has grown out of saying "zapiz" for pizza... so sad...

I scrap booked today for the first time in over a year.. and noticed that Cameron's scrap book is very sad.. it only has his professional pictures in it.. not one snap shot, or cute quote.. sad.. very sad...


Life without Tyler here sucks.... even though Kevin is in real underwear during the day, So all that is left is Cameron, it still sucks to be the only one on diaper duty. I miss ya babe (and yes for more reasons than to have you around for diaper changes)


Today's Relief Society lesson was on the talk "Come what may and love it"... it made me cry.. (suprise suprise)


Tyler got to go to our old ward and felt very welcomed by everybody.. apparently they already have callings for us.. :) ( nothing puts a smile on my face like a good calling.. except maybe my kids)


Cameron is learning his animal noises.. in fact he talks in them all day long. the first animal he knows is the dinosour..lol... but he also knows monkey, chicken/rooster (dood le doooo), duck, dog,.. he has a suprised face, a mad face (that comes with a growl) and a happy face. He makes a great car sound...

Kevin starts every sentence with the word"just", or .... "listen to me".. sometimes together...

We are in a new phase.. we don't know which one will last longer.. Dinosaurs or Lighting McQueen...

I have found out that even when others are spending their money I still get a kick out of getting a good deal.

And although I hate to shop, I love looking through catalogs and sale papers, if only I didn't actually have to part with the money, I think I could be really good at shopping.

So what about you.. have any randomness going on at your house?

Picture Tag

Thanks Jackee.. this was fun!

Rules:
1. Go to the Document/My Pictures site on your computer.
2. Go to your sixth file.
3. Go to your sixth picture.
4. Blog about it.
5. Tag six people.


Here is my 6th picture.. my little kite flyer...this was before we left Jerome...
I tag whoever goes to check their 6th picture...

I feel so accomplished and yet...

I got nothing done..lol. The dishes were still sitting in the sink, and The laundry may be cleaned but it isn't folded or put away. BUT I did get two games colored, cut, laminated (thanks to Grandma's toys) and ready to play. A bingo game (to review colors and shapes) and a blues clues memory game.. which is just plain fun! Plus me and Kevin painted his pirate ship bird house... you will have to see picture s of that.. lol. I even restrained myself from "taking over" .. he had a blast and so did I. We even started working on his writing... something that is enjoyed on two different levels.. i keep telling myself that he is learning and he keeps "coloring" away.. I am not sure that the cookie sized "o" he drew counts as the letter "o" but.. we are getting there ;)

Cool Stuff to share...

So I found s cool websites off of a friends blog that I follow... for those of you with pre-school age children check out this website... they have all sorts of cool stuff.. stuff to work on your kids writing skills (trace this line, write this letter) memory games, bingo games, hand eye-coordination ( cut on this line) very cool stuff.. I knew I was going to have to work now that Kevin no longer has preschool and i think i found what we are giong to do.. I printed off worksheet after worksheet and can't wait to get started.. he even saw the "dinosaour pages" that I made "Custom" for him.. Yeah!

Website = http://www.dltk-teach.com/alphabuddies/trace.htm


Also my very cool sister-in-law's ward is starting a new motivational program and I am trying it too! See you get points for doing 8 things a day that will help you grow spirtually and physically and basically become a better person (becuase you are striving for points...lol)... What I need is motivation so we will see how it goes.

1. Getting 7 hours of sleep
2. Getting 30 minutes exercise (everyday but sunday on sunday you get a "keep the sabbath day holy" point
3. water (8x8oz)
4. 3 servings of vegetables and 2 servings of fruit
5. Scripture study (does one verse count?)
6. limit: one sweet or soda
7. Am/Pm/ Personal prayers
8. a personal goal of your choice (not a to do list item) can change daily
you can earn a bonus point if you 1. had an extra 30 minutes of exersize or 2. had no sweets or soda.

So everyday you add up your points and at the end of the week you add up the days... Tryt o do better every week!

Doesn't seem hard but it would keep me accountable. I am so excited.. you let me know how you do.. and I will let you know how I do.

Yep we are in Washington!

and loving it.. We are getting more sleep, enjoying Uncle Ken, Grandma Wicky and Grandpa Terry. Me and Tyler we able to go on a date two nights ago, dinner and a movie... subway and "He's just not that into you"- Very funny cute movie but had lots of dirty words! Then my adopted Aunt Melddody and Uncle Dwayne came down from Spokane to see us, which was a blast. Tyler plans on leaving tomorrow for Jerome to start Subbing. His night school class starts March 4 and then during spring break, sometime the middle of March, Tyler and his mom fly to Oklahoma to get our stuff out of storage and move it into our house, and then Me and the kids show up the end of that week to move into our house with beds alreay put together (I told Tyler he doesn't need to unpack everything, just make sure that the kids each have a bed and that I do to..lol) I am so excited to actually have a plan. The first thing that happends when I get there is to go to the dollar store and buy a bunch of plastic baskets, and organize my house. That is right, have a basket for winter gloves and hats and keep them there, and if they don't fit, get rid of them. ( I know.. what an Idea huh?) I am a little bit of a pack rat and I need to ding out! And I am excited to do it! ( is anybody having a garage sale? I give you my stuff to sell)

Other than that I am doing better, I have lower back pain and I have figured out it is from being so out of shape.. ( I am a nice shape of ROUND) so, my next goal is to stop eating all this junk food from the road and start eating healthier... I will get there.

As for this stroller brigade... I am so excited! I didn't start it, is but I sure did enjoy it! I hope the snow all melts fast enough that we can start when I get there! I miss all you Jerome people!

I am done!

That is right, I am done! I had my last treatment yesterday and we are headed to Washington on Monday! My next appointment is in three months!.. no more poking or prodding or feeling nauseous for three whole months!.. Woohoo! They even gave me a certificate and everything!.. Yeah!

High School Tag

Pasco High School

1. What year did you graduate? 2002

2. Did you date someone from high school? Yeah, a few

3. What kind of car did you drive? What ever my parents weren't using that day, either a Chevy Lumina or a GMC Sonoma (truck, little truck)

4. What was the most embarrassing moment of high school? I had more than a few, I have an issue where I can't say where I want to say, and it comes out wrong and I end up looking "special"- like eat paste special. :)

5. Were you a party animal? I didn't party in the normal "party" way.. but all the mormons new how to make it a fun night!

6. Were you considered a flirt? I have no idea.. I don't think so.. If I was I must have been considered really bad at it.

7. Were you in band, orchestra or choir? Nope, not in high school.

8. Were you a nerd? Not a very good one.

9. Were you on any varsity teams? Volleyball my senior year.. I was the bench warmer!

10. Did you get expended or expelled? No, my parents would have killed me.

11. Can you still sing the fight song? I don't know... maybe if the music was playing.

12. Who were your favorite teachers? Both Mrs Jones. and my seminary teacher Bishop Banks and Mr Davis.

13. What classes do you wish you would have taken? I wish I would have continued on with A.P. English my Senior year, I gave it up for Mythology (the most boring class ever- I still haven't read the Illiad or the Oddessy) and some other class that I can't remember (apparently it was worth the time to)

14. What was your schools full name? Pasco Senior High School

15. School mascot? We were the Bulldogs...

16. Did you go to homecoming and who with? Didn't go junior year... Sr year I went with Josh ( I can't remember his last name?)

17. Where did you go on senior skip day? I was in class.. and got a lot of extra credit! (nerd I know)

18. Were you in any clubs? FBLA, DECA,... was that it..?

19. Who was your prom date? Jr Year I think it was Alex doubling with Peter and his date and Sr year I went stag with Katy whose date was her brother.

20. What do you remember most about graduation? It was hot, and I kept hoping we could finish sooner. Plus I remember the outfit I got for it, it was a purple top with a purple flowered skirt... I thought I was so cute!

21. What advice would you give yourself? Don't be so opinionated, you offend a lot of people that way... and... relax, you won't see half these people again so don't stress over what they think of you (maybe I wouldn't have been so toung tied)

22. Are you planning on going to any of your reunions? I think it would be fun to go back and see some old teachers and friends.

23. If you could go back and do it again would you? no, it was fun, but life is good now.

I tag anyone anybody who would like to relive there highs school moments for a second or two.

I haven't felt this good in a long time...

So, I am really feeling wonderful! I can't believe it. I started and have carried on an exercise schedule the for 4 whole days (the longest I have ever done, outside of a team) Starting last Thursday (I only work out on week days apparently) I have gone out to the "Wardle gym" and worked out. It started really small, but I just got done like quadrupling my first work out and I feel wonderful. Here is my new schedule: put Cameron to bed before 8:30, put Kevin to bed before 9 (the are in the same room and as such cannot go to bed at the same time) 9:00-- work out.... tonight was 20min on the treadmill walk/jogging, then 10 min on the eliptical machine, then cool down on the stationary bike.. yes this can only happen for the remainder of this week when we move away from "Wardle gym" but me and Tyler are determined to keep it up. (o, did I forget to mention Tyler worked out with me yesterday and today??) How cool is that? Anyways I have more energy during the day and I look foward to my workout everynight.. it is also a lot easier to get my 8 glasses of water in... Things are definetly looking up!!.. Have any tips on how to stick to it when away from exercise machines?

Week 2

Only 5 treatments left! I just finished week 2 which went off without any issues. I have a sore throat and headaches, but my sore thoat should go away soon after treatment. I have been feeling much better. I actually went out and exercised: (think baby steps) walked on the tread mill and rode the stationary bike for a while yesterday and today... I know not much, but it is better than nothing! It feels good to get moving again.

Side note** Cameron got tooth number 13 last week, bottom third to his right!.. he is growing up to fast! (Could be because I feel like I have missed the last 4 months of his life)

Week one

So I just finished week 1 of radiation. Tuesday was my "mock appointment" where they really just did scans to make sure I was lined up correctly. Then I had three treatments wed, thur, and friday. They really are short I am in and out in 30 minutes or so. The actually time the radiation is on is like 8 seconds in front and 16 seconds in back. I have a little nausea, but really we all have a cold so I can't blame it on the radiation. Just 10 more treatments and I am done. And we can get back to life. Me and Tyler have decided that this little vacation has been fun but we really should be getting back to the real world now. We are excited to see my side of the family. We are gonna go stay with my parents until further notice (or when they kick us out.. whichever comes first... :) and Ken said he would even come visit us.