Super Ryan!

Ok, so I think as a wife, it's ok to brag for My husband. With that being said, Ryan did amazing at the St. George Marathon this weekend. He finished with an amazing time of 2 hours and 36 minutes. that means he averaged 5 minutes and 57 seconds per mile for 26.2 MILES!!! It was his personal best by 5 minutes and he took 32nd overall out of about 6000 people. Just as a side note I once tried to run just one mile as fast as I could and I think it was around 8 minutes and something seconds and I totally died at the end of it. So I am so proud of him. Good Job Ryan!!!
He left for Utah on Thursday and got home today. When he was planning the trip I didn't think that I would want to be traveling with the kids being 7 weeks away from delivery (hopefully that really means 3) but I was really sad when we didn't get to go and cheer him on. I'm sure it was for the best, but we did miss him. It made me homesick not to be able to go and made me miss everyone. So if anyone feels the urge to make a surprise visit you are very welcome to come. Anyway, Here are some pictures of the of the end of the race. Ryan and the running four. Jeff, Dean, Ryan and Kris. one more side note, Ryan's mom just finished running her sixth marathon THIS YEAR!!!! crazy. I need to catch some of their obsession. I think I lost it after my first, someday I may run another one. someday FAR in the future.
Ryan and his brother Jeff who ran it in 2:58.

Twiners!!

And something cool I just realized, I have been pregnant longer than we have left in school!!!! can you believe that!! To think how fast this pregnancy has gone, that's about how fast this next 8 months will go. holy cow!!!
anyways feel free to leave any awesome comments to My super hero husband that you want.
also one more thing to brag. I've been telling myself all day not to nag him to help me when he gets home because I know how sore and tired I felt after I ran my marathon. but when he came home he totally straightened the whole house even though he hobbles around like an old man and looks so funny when he walks. that's almost better than the fast marathon time.
Anyways hopefully you can all someday get a husband like mine. j/k. But I am so proud of him.
I miss you all and we'll see you soon.

Ballet and Inside Projects

So Bailee started dance today, and she loved it. it was so cute to watch her skip around and shake her hips. Next time I'll try and record her so you can see it on video. I love watching this age of kids dance it's so cute. It's fun now because she can actually listen to instruction a lot better than before. I remember when she was younger I tried to put her in a little class, and it was so funny to watch, she basically just ran around in circles the whole time. She is so excited about it and she feels so grown up. Bailee and her new dance friendsSo now that it is fall it gets so hard to entertain my kids, It gets so hard when you can't go to the park anymore.
so anyways I was talking to my sis-in-law (love ya linds) and she was telling me about president Monson's talk about how we shouldn't let the media raise our kids. (I didn't make it to woman's conference) but do you think that applies to the fact that lately my kids have been watching like 4 hours of T.V. a day? so anyways I started feeling guilty after that so I decided to whip out a project.
Bailee has been begging to decorate the house for Halloween, so we are attempting to make papier-mache spiders (p.s that is the way it's spelled , I looked it up, so lay off, Ashley and Jordan) anyways I'm not even sure if I did it the right way, but at least we had fun. and at least we got to make a huge mess. Also thanks Holly for leaving that brown paper at out house, I don't know if you meant to but it's awesome.
so anyways they are currently drying and then we'll attempt to paint them black. I'll have to let you all know how they turn out.
and of course they "accidentally" stepped into the paste and got it all over, but what do you expect.
ok before I go, I have one last funny Bailee story to share. when I put the kids to bed at night, if they are good I let them read a story. This past week, we've been reading stories from the children's Friend (thats how I got the bad recipe) anyways last night Bailee brings me the Magazine and says "mom find me a story to read out of here, but will you find one that doesn't teach me about the gospel?" I don't even know if she knows what the gospel is, but she didn't want to learn about it last night. oh Bailee, what will we do with you.

Pretty princess

Ok, so this is Bailee playing sleeping Beauty. it's so funny to watch, she makes it such a production. first she makes me push pause when she sees a princess so she can run to her room to match an outfit (as best as she can) then she finds all of her props. the flowers, and her most favorite the death red lipstick. it's lipstick that I got for my Halloween costume last year, and she sneaks into it all of the time. I found a good hiding spot for it but, I made a deal with her that if she ate all of her lunch then she could use the lip stick.
I wish she didn't see me taking the picture, she was asleep but than she caught me and was too embarrassed to keep her sleeping pose.
at the end of the movie when they dance she was trying to get Tyson to dance with her and this was their conversation.
Bailee: Tyson, please come and dance with me
Tyson: no I don't want to
Bailee: why don't you think I look pretty?
Tyson: no your lips look weird
I thought it was pretty funny. Tyson is so funny, if I ever curl my hair or do anything fancy, he thinks it's so funny and he thinks I look weird. so I guess he thought the same about Bailee.


these next few pictures are Just some of the kids this morning Before they left for school. I didn't really have anything exciting to post so I just took some of their exciting day.


So I'm a little bitter. today I thought I'd try to be all Betty homemaker and make some pumpkin soup out of the friend magazine and also some baked apples. well it took like 3 hours to make and in the mean time the house turned into a dump. the kids went wild, they opened all of the games and threw them all over their rooms, I don't exactly know what happened to the living room (that's what I should have taken pictures of, but I was too embarrassed to show anyone.)
anyways the house was a dump. and the sad part is the soup tasted like some baby food version of pumpkin, it was nasty, and no one would eat it (not that that's different from any other night.) but I hate when I make an effort and it is nasty, so FYI do not try the pumpkin soup recipe out of the friend.
anyways that was our day. I don't think I'll try to be creative in the Kitchen for at least a couple of weeks.

Kid Stories

First of all I'd like to address something from my last post. It has been brought to my attention that I spelled "steak" wrong from stake conference. I have 3 valid points I'd like to note for future reference on any misspelled words. first, I went to beauty school, what do you expect. second, if spell check isn't going to pick it up then how should I know to fix it. and third, Ryan is supposed to proof read all my blogs, so blame it on him.(FYI he is yelling in my ear that he didn't proof read that one, or he would have caught it. )
now on to funny kid stories. Bailee has been pretty funny this week. yesterday morning she came up to my room and wanted to watch cartoons. I turned on the T.V and it was on the food network so I changed it to cartoons, and she made me change it back to the cooking, she watched cooking shows for like 45 minutes. it was so funny I couldn't believe she wasn't bored from them. I went down stairs to make breakfast and she still stayed up watching good old Rachael Ray, so if any of you need any cooking advice just give Bailee a call.

Check out her killer boots!!! this is a cute little ensamble she chose to wear to the church party. I don't know if that's church appropriate. she loves to get into my clothes and play dress-ups.

so Tyson is having the opposite problem from Bailee, he went to the bathroom and had to get his shirt nice and tucked in. These two need to work together to find a happy medium. Here is Bailee's little picture she drew during quiet time, it's of Ariel, I think she did a pretty good job. and the one below is of king Triton, look at the detail in his chest. (click for a bigger picture)

ok one last funny story before I go. so this weekend Bailee was all distraught because Tyson got to go to a birthday party and she didn't, so ALL day Saturday I got to listen to her cry about how it wasn't fair. Well in the mean time I was really tired from cleaning all day, and when I'm tired I get a "little" emotional. so anyways, I went into the bathroom and the kids made a big mess, so I started to cry (I'm pregnant remember) and when I was crying Bailee came up to me and gave me a hug and said "mom, are you crying because Tyson got to go to a party today and I didn't? anyways she at least made me laugh. it was funny. gotta love kids. yes Bailee I'm so upset, lets just throw you a party now. it was funny. well gotta go, love katie.

First Day of School!!

ok, so first of all I'd like to say hello to the world again. I just finished the sequel to Twilight, (new moon) and I have been a hermit for the last two days. I couldn't answer my phone or read e-mail or anything until I was done. I didn't know I was that obsessive of a person. and I totally cried the whole time I was reading it. I think 95% of it is because I am pregnant, but it was really sad. anyways, I promised myself that I wouldn't start the third book until next week so my poor kids and house work can have some attention.
anyways MORE IMPORTANTLY, the kids finally had their first day of school. they totally loved it. they were so excited and so cute. it's funny Tyson is actually more excited than Bailee. this morning, he got into the car about a half an hour before it was time to go and started honking the horn for Ryan to come out, when Ryan went out there he had a huge smile and told him "lets go to school". Bailee is so cute also, when I asked her if she liked her teacher she said "of course I do". When they get to school Tyson just runs in and is so excited, Bailee is a little more timid, if you can Believe that. It has been so nice because Ryan can take them to school in the mornings, so I don't have to rush to get ready, I think that will work out great when the baby comes. also this school is awesome they serve the kids breakfast every morning. so that's one less thing I have to do to get them ready.
I swear this preschool has been the biggest blessing. I totally love having my kids at home, but this is such a nice break, With Ryan being gone so late, our days get to be pretty long. it puts such a nice break in the day and helps me get a lot done. and it helps that I don't have to think of something to do to entertain them for the entire day.

Tyson loves this shirt, he thinks it's his Gonzaga shirt. (their mascot is a bulldog.) he feels so cool wearing it. he always asks Ryan to get him a Gonzaga hat.
of course out little poser Bailee. so cute. as long as she's wearing a dress I don't think we'll have morning drama about what she will wear.
The lockers.

Best Buddies

I wanted to tell you one more funny thing Tyson said. well Ryan and I thought it was funny. we were at steak conference last Sunday and a lady was saying the closing prayer. and Tyson just whispers in an annoyed voice eh, hurry up lady. it was just funny his arms were still folded and his eyes were closed but he was sick of the prayer. He was just voicing what we were all thinking. it was pretty funny.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAILEE!!!!

Well Bailee turns into a big 5 year old tomorrow!!! We had to celebrate her birthday a little early because Ryan will be gone from 9am to 9pm tomorrow and he didn't want to miss out on all the fun. Her birthday has actually been spread out over three days. It all began on Saturday night when she had a sleepover with her friend Madison. We had all sorts of fun. First we decorated cookies, then we Tie-dyed shirts, then watched some princess movies, and opened presents.

Here we are tye-dying shirts, the girls had great fun and we even made one for Ty.
I totally recommend this little tie-dyeing kit. it was so easy, I got it for $10.00 at walmart, it had all the dye already in 3 bottles and we just put it on the shirts. there was little mess and it was fun and easy.
Bailee was so excited to get these Barbies she loves to play with everyone's hair, and I am hoping that she won't want to play with mine anymore. (it's a little painful.)look at these cute head bands , my friend Melanie made for her. once we tone down the fro I think they will be adorable. she got a really cute pattern on line, let me know it you like it and I will send you the link. When she opened up her present from her friend Madison , she was so funny, she ran up the stairs to show Ryan and as she came running down she shouted "oh I just can't thank her enough" she was just so excited and it sounded so cute. it was pretty funny.Yup, another Princess movie. i guess we can't have enough of these. Bailee loves them. The finished product. GROOVY !!! Ty even looks a little stoned...he just woke up.
Here are some pics from today's birthday events. We opened presents from ryan and I and from grandma bullock. Bailee loved her new clothes and toys.

Bailee's friend Brynlee (from Utah) had these shoes, and Bailee's been wanting them ever since. she was so excited to open them, she will probably wear them on her first day of school tomorrow. Well we are so grateful that we have our sweet/hilarious Bailee in our life. she adds such a joy and personality to our family. she honestly keeps me laughing everyday. she is such a good big sister to Tyson, and loves to take care of him. I know she is truly going go be a huge help with the new baby. She has such a natural mothering instinct (sometimes a little too much, but I wouldn't have it any other way.) she is so smart and observant, way more than I ever have been, (she totally gets that from her dad) and she has such a love for life. Happy Birthday Bailee!! The big 5. we love you!!!!

My new obsession

ok, so I'm not usually the type that would read any book, in fact I loved what I once heard this comedian say, "there's nothing I need to read that Tom Hanks can't tell me in an hour and 45 minutes. " But everyone I know has been obsessing about this book, I was feeling so left out so I thought I should give it a try, and ya I am totally joining the band wagon. I bought it Thursday Night and finished it Saturday. I am so sad that today is Sunday so I can't go and get the next one until tomorrow. if you're one of the 3 people that hasn't read this book you better stinking go out and get it. It sounds funny but it's an awesome love story about vampires. I want to make Ryan go out and buy a pair of fangs...j/k...well sort-of.
so I'll have to tell you when I read the next 2, but I totally love them.

Bike Ride!

Ryan took the kids bike riding the other day so I just wanted to post a few pictures of it. The poor kids have been so board lately, they start school on Monday , and all their friends have already started. I'm having a hard time entertaining them. so this was a nice break for them, and me. I'm so excited for them to start. I'm a little worried about Tyson, just because he's so young. I'll have to let you know how he does. look mom no hands.

A Day at the Fair!

Today we went to the county fair. the kids had a blast. it was so fun to get out and see all the animals. I wish we had a petting zoo or something out here, that we could go to all of the time. in this first picture the kids are pretending to be horses.
The pigs were my favorite part. it was so cute, they all had their baby piglets running around. they were adorable. I can't believe they can get so big so fast, (kind of like a certain pregnant woman I know) the kids loved them though. they even brought out a little baby piglet and let them all pet it. it was so tiny.


I promised the kids they could go on one ride when we were done looking at the animals. the fair must make a killing on those stupid rides . they were $3.00 a person. poor Tyson got on and started to cry after one loop around so he got off. and then they let the girls go on one more loop. I thought it was so funny, 2 slow loops around, that's more that a dollar a loop. ( got an A in 9th grade math if you were wondering.) the kids were pretty impressed with the fairs largest pumpkin. It would be so fun to see them make a jack-o-lantern out of that.
and last but not least the cows, all in all it was great. it's funny, today I realized how lazy I've gotten this pregnancy, I couldn't believe how tired and sore I was just from walking around. the kids were so good to pet the animals and weren't afraid at all. it was really fun to get out of the house.
well it's been a fun and eventful week. I can't believe how many last minute appointments and things we have going on, with dentist and well child check up's and everything, just getting ready for school.
My Grandpa Swensen passed away on Saturday morning, I am having such a hard time that I won't be able to make it to the funeral. It's just going to be to hard with getting a flight, and with all thats going on. It was really such a blessing, his health was going so down hill this past year, so I'm so glad that it didn't drag out into a long horrible process. but it's so hard to say good bye. I automatically started to remember all that I loved about my grandpa. I remember when I lived there with them while going to beauty school, and he was so worried that I wouldn't have a lunch, so he woke up early every morning to make me one. and the first time I had to ride the bus to school, he rode it with me because he knew my sense of direction, and new that I probably wouldn't get there on my own. (this was in beauty school, not elementary) and one night I had to stay late at school so he drove down to make sure I was safe. I also remember the piles of leaves that he would always rake up so we could go hide in them or just jump in them when we were little. and the hammock we would go lie on in his back yard.
and one of my favorite memories of my grandpa is just to see how he treated my grandma, they had such a neat relationship of love and respect for each other. they truly are such an example of being unselfish in your marriage. I hope one day I can be that unselfish of a person, towards Ryan, and that we can have relationship they have.
I'm so grateful for the opportunity I had to go and visit him over the summer. I love you grandpa, and I'll certainly miss you.
well I love you all and hope all is well with you.

DANCING QUEEN...and its not Bailee

So we found a new talent for Tyson, every time I'm in a bad mood, I'm totally going to come and watch these video's, they might not seem as funny to you but Ryan and I were laughing our heads off, I love Ty's little pee wee herman move. and his facial expressions.
we had our friends over, and she's a professional dance teacher so she was telling the kids moves to do, but if you ask me Tyson has all of the training he needs.
I think the first video is the best.






Here are some pictures of Bailee before she when and got her 5 year old pictures. Quite the model with all her posing, don't you think? she really is such a poser, if she see's a camera she's all over it. I think Tyson takes after his daddy in the dancing department and Bailee takes after her mommy in the attention department.

Bailee you genius

So this week has been another amazingly exciting one for us, filled with trips to the park followed by nap time, then dinner and bed. the kids get so excited when they get to see Ryan at night now. he is gone so long in the day that they really start to miss him. Tyson is so funny he has been really into sword fighting lately. he only likes to use that soft plastic one because it's not to loud when it hits, I guess the other ones hurt his ears. it was sad Ryan accidentally racked him in the chin with his hard sward, and Tyson could only get even with his little wimpy sword.


So lately Bailee has been really into making shopping lists, it funny she'll ask me what we need and then I'll help her sound out the word while she writes it down. well I was so proud of her, she was in her room having quiet time and, she came out with her little grocery list and said "mom I think we need some popcorn" and handed me the list. I couldn't believe she had spelled it on her own. she obviously doesn't take after her mom (I had to ask Ryan how to spell genius just to title this page) I think she may have seen it spelled on one of her kitchen toys, but I like to think she did it on her own. she is so excited to start preschool out here. she won't start until the 17th which is on her birthday, she's pretty excited to get to go on her birthday, everyday she comes up with ideas of birthday treats we can take for school.
Tyson will actually be starting preschool with her, they will be in the same class, but I think they split them up into groups. I hope he does ok. I think we will try it out and if it's too much for him I'll take him out. he's so excited we just got him a new spider man back pack. he loved it he walked all around target with it on his back, and kept asking me and Ryan if he was big now. it was cute.
I have to say I feel so complimented from my last blog. I think I should whine about my weight more often. I promise I wasn't compliment fishing, I was just venting about people and their comments they like to make. but thank you for the nice input back.
I want to try and get the kids on tape doing their little dance number they have been doing lately so I can post it for you. they are so cute, they go and find new dress-up's and dance their little hearts out.
well I guess that's all for now. I'll try to get their dancing soon. we love and miss you all. love Ryan, Katie, Bailee, and Tyson.