random

these are just a few random pictures. first is Ryan's beard. he shaved it off yesterday but we wanted to get a picture of him while he looked older than 16.
these next few pictures are some that Bailee took when she was playing with the camera. I love how Tyson is picking his nose with his gun.

and here is Bailee taking a picture of herself being a little angel.


and last is sweet little Davis he is just getting so big and growing so much. he is such a happy and sweet baby. he is totally chewing on his hands and drooling everywhere, and he loves to blow bubbles , it's so cute to watch him. we just love him so much.I feel so bad for my poor kids. I have been so snippy lately. the house has to stay spotless in case anyone decides they want to come and look at it. and so I get all stressed out and don't let them touch anything. and they also have been out of school for 2 week, Luckily we finally got some sunshine today so they were able to go outside and get some of their energy out.
We have of couple of different people who seem interested in our house so that is good news. I'll have to keep you posted.
there isn't much els going on with us. but I am happy to say that we have sunshine.

it was all worth it

This is just a tribute to Ryan. in honor of all those late night hours at school. and boring classes having to look at espn.com all day. and those Saturday morning draft days waiting on line for like an hour so he could get the best pick. It's a little depressing that I even understand that much of his precious fantasy football/baseball. but IT ALL PAID OFF IN THE END!!! Ryan is now an official winner of the fantasy football league. and I couldn't be prouder. Not just anyone would be this dedicated to their teams!! it was so worth this official banner. Way to go Ryan!!!

ARE YOU KIDDING ME

okay, so this is what I woke up to this morning. Let me remind you that it is almost APRIL!!!!! what is this. (and it has been doing this all week.) so to rebel I am going to take 3 baths a day and fill the tub to the top and then just let it all drain out to celebrate this "wonderful moisture"
Oh and one funny thing I have to tell you that Tyson did. He and Bailee think it's so fun to go and eat the snow. so when he brought it inside, I guess he thought is was to cold so he put it in the microwave to warm it up. He was so confused when I told him that "warm snow" is just water.

Happy Easter.

So I hope you all had a good Easter. We all had a fun one. This year I realized that the kids liked finding eggs more than getting all that candy, so I put like 2 jelly beans in each egg and hid like 100 eggs. it was fun and they felt like they got so much candy but really it wasn't.

These next 3 pictures I just wanted to show you a little bit of Bailee. she is so funny. she goes into her room and comes up with a special outfit and then wants to surprise us all with what she is wearing. so she would hide herself in this blanket and then give us an unveiling of the wonder that she created.


TA DAAAAA!!!!!!!




and this last picture I was just going to show you my new haircut. I was so ready for a change and I was sick of my frizzy dry hair, so I had a girl in my ward chop it off. it's nice to have something new.

Mission Possible: Honduras

Well I guess its about time for me to post some pictures and tell a bit about my trip to Honduras. I wish Katie could write because she does a much better job that me at being witty and creative. I am pretty bland so you can just check out the pictures if you want. Anyways, This was my second time going to Honduras and it was awesome. It's great to be able to speak Spanish again and I really love Latin American people. They are always so kind and have a great spirit about them.

The project is called Mission Possible and it's basically an humanitarian service project run by students at the law school. This year we went to fix up/paint health centers in remote villages. After nearly 30 hours of travel we arrived in Lepaera, a city built on the third highest mountain in Honduras. It is the highest "city" in Honduras but there are outlying villages that are higher. Anyways, we did all the fundraising for the project and bought our plane tickets and all the supplies that we would need to complete the work.

One of the villages that we worked in is basically on top of a mountain. There is no easy way to get there and you need a sturdy 4x4 or truck. The people that lived there were very surprised when we showed up. I bet 90% of the people had never seen a "gringo"before. They have no electricity in the village, and thus no T.V's or anything like that. There is no reason for anyone to "pass through" unless they are going there for a purpose. So it was quite a shock when 13 students show up do so some work. The kids just sat around the building and stared at us all day. They didn't even want to talk, just look. Eventually a few of them warmed up to us and we had a good time chatting with them. We ended up painting about 3 health centers consisting of 7 buildings. It was a great way to spend Spring Break. Below are some pictures of my trip.

Here is the group of students that went. It was a great group and we had people from a lot of diverse backgrounds so it was cool to meet and get to know more students because at school its pretty much nose in the books and study with a group of your friends.

This picture is one of the health centers that we painted. The one on the right is done. In Hondruas the schools and heatlh centers are required to be painted blue or green. We chose the green and it looked pretty nice. It was oil based paint so when it got on your skin it would not come off unless you have some strong paint thinner. I think I will have paint thinner and paint oozing out of my hands and arms for the next few months. They actually just use gasoline as paint thinner and it worked pretty well but sure did make you light headed if you sniffed it too long.
This is one of the local boys in an outlying villages. Most kids in the villages walk around with their machetes, dog. The machete comes in pretty handy when you need to hack away some weeds or chop something down. Notice the nice sploch of green paint. I was climing a ladder and spilled it all down my shirt. You many notice that I am starting to rock a beard. It was in its infancy at this point but you should see it now. I am nearly a bone fide grizzly adams. Katie actually likes it, but I'm sure she'll grow tired of the manliness soon. I'll post a picture when it gets real nice. Well these pictures don't actually do my driving skills justice. I was one of the cheafuers of the trip because I was the only one that knew how to drive a stick. If you've ever driven in Mexico or a latin american country you are in for a treat. There is no speed limit and people make their own lanes whenever and wherever they want. Passing at all times , on turns, hills, and when traffic is coming head on at you is a must. Rocks, cows, horses in the road. always. There we a few close calls but it was all part of the adventure. Anyway, this bridge we crossed is called "La Hamaca" or The Hammock. It is on the way back from the village without electricity. I need to get a side picture so you really get the effect but its basically a wood bridge held up by cables suspended 80 or so feet above the river. I think I had about 2-3 inches of clearance on each side. It was definitely a tight squeeze and then when you get on it , it starts to sway and bounce just like a hammock. It was pretty awesome and yes I do have mad driving skills. Don't let Katie tell you any different. Most people in our group didn't even dare to ride in the car across it. It was pretty cool. Speaking of Hammocks check out the next picture. This was a trucker that was stopped at the border and he decided to take a little rest. I thought it looked like a lot of fun.
This was pretty much how we traveled around between the city and the villages. The little "busito" or mini van type car that I drove was not fit for any off road driving , so we would borrow a truck from a local and load everybody in it. This is actually the preferred mode of transportation of everyone. Everyone has a truck and they drive like this on the freeway, up hills, everywhere. Trucks like this are taxis also, but if you are in a nice one they give you a hand rail on the side to hold on to. Otherwise its grab on to anything that is stable.
Well here is me going into Guatemala. On our last day we went to the Mayan Ruins of Copan. I went last year to see the ruins so I thought I would get my passport stamped in Guatemala since its only about 6 miles from the border. A buddy of mine and I drove over to the border and when we got there there was a big gate across the road and a bunch of cones were blocking our path so we just pulled over to the side and walked in. We were walking for a bit and found immigration. We went up to the guy and handed him our passports and he said: Where are you going? I was like nowhere. What do you mean nowhere? We just came to get out passports stamped. Well what city are you going to? We not going to any city. Well what are you going to do? We just came from Honduras and just want to get out passport stamp. You're not going to walk around? Well I guess we could but we just want a stamp. All you want is a stamp? Yeah....well O.K. and he stamped our passports. It was pretty cool. So we obliged him and walked around for a bit and changed some money in to Guatemalan money and we were off. I need to go back soon so I can knock of Belize, El Salvador, Costa Rica and Panama.

Anyway, it was an awesome trip and I'm really glad Katie let me go. I know it was tough handling the kids all by herself for like 10 days. Especially when Ty and Davis got sick. She is awesome and I could NEVER do what she does. I really appreciate her. This was all possible because of her. Give her a hug next time you see her. She would like it. I am going to give her one right now.

Time Out For Women

Okay so I went to the time out for women on Saturday. it was soooooo nice to get a break. and it was so refreshing. I loved all of the speakers and they all had something good to say that I took home with me. My favorite talk was from a lady named Merrilee Boyack she wrote "the parenting Breakthrough" and "strangling your husband is not an option" (I've never read those but I hear they are both awesome and I plan to" anyways her talk was on doing service as a family.
I always want to do service with my kids but I guess it's just hard to know where to start and it seems so overwhelming. I always remember when I was in Middle school and Betsy and I were bored and didn't know what to do, so Betsy's mom took us to the rest home to paint their nails and just visit with them. I think we did that a couple of times. but that always stands out to me and it's such a good memory. It's amazing how service can help you feel so happy, and realize what truly is important. I just want my kids to feel that. I think they can be so spoiled in our generation.

I'll just tell you one story she told.
she said that there was a man that was walking out of the ocean with a little girl thrown over his shoulder and she had drowned in the ocean. all these people were standing around and were so sad. and finally one person ran and said let me get the life guard. the life guard came and gave her C.P.R. and the little girl was saved. (she then said) all those people probably cared for the little girl. but only one responded. she then told us to think of CPR as Caring Plus Response.
then she gave some good ideas to do for service. like go out at night and plant flowers as a family in an elderly persons yard. or just secretly deliver a plate of cookies to someone.
she said it's important to make any project you do with them hands on. and another important aspect is to come home and talk about what you just did and how it made someone feel better. I guess she also has a book with ideas to do for service with your family.
I really liked what she had to say. if any of you have any good ideas of service to do with your little kids let me know.
one other good thought I liked, was from Hillary weeks. she was saying how just a little of cinnamon can change a whole cookie recipe and just make them better, then she compared that to reading our scriptures every day. just a little bit can change the outcome of our day.
anyways the whole thing was really good, and I'm really glad I went.
I'll leave you with one last quote that I liked (I don't know who it's from )
"Bad things still happen to righteous people, even when they are doing the right thing. The gospel is not insurance against pain, it's a resource to deal with pain." I don't think I got that word for word, but you get the point.
well I hope I made some sort of sense in trying to recap the great talks.

I lost my first tooth!!!!

so Bailee lost her first tooth last night. It's been wiggly for a couple of weeks now and she's been waiting for Ryan to get home so he could pull it out. It was a little traumatic but not too bad. She is going to the dentist tomorrow for a check up and she wanted to have them just pull it out then, but we told her the tooth fairy would leave her more money if her daddy pulled it out. it only took a couple of tries and then he used the tweezers and finally got it. The tooth fairy left her 5 whole dollars!!! we told her you get the most money for your first tooth!!!! she was pretty excited and she's just like her mommy, that money is burning a hole in her pocket, she can't wait to go and spend it.



And for those of you wondering Ryan had an awesome trip. I am waiting for him to post about it and put some of the pictures up so he can write all about it. We are So glad to have him home now. we sure missed him.

Exhausted

Well I wish I had some new pictures to add. Ryan is in Honduras for the next week and he has the camera. He is doing a humanitarian project with some of the other law students. I can't believe how hard it is here with out him. seriously single moms deserve a huge salute. (Trista I think you are absolutely amazing!!!!) I don't know if I could keep this up for much longer.
Davis and Tyson were both coughing all Saturday night so on Sunday I took them into the doctor and they both have some yucky lung junk. At first they told me Davis had pneumonia which got me all stressed out. But when I took him into the doctors the next day they told me it ended up being Bronchiolitis (poor guy) . so anyways I've tried to keep them in the house all week. we are all going so stir crazy!!!! luckily Bailee has school to keep her occupied for some part of the day.
on a fun note my mom and sisters came out last Thursday and left on Monday, so we got to play with cousins for some of the time. we all had such a good time and it was so crazy. My kids love their cousins so much and they all (for the most part) play so well together.
I have to mention what a DRAMA QUEEN Bailee is. so my family left on Monday morning. and she honestly did not stop crying how she misses her grandma Sally for 2 WHOLE DAYS!!!(TRULY NONSTOP) at first I felt sorry for her, but by day 2 I had had it with the crying/drama. I finally told her if she kept acting like this then I wouldn't let them come out any more because of how she acted when they left. so she's been pretty good today. oh yesterday she did mention that she was so sad about grandma leaving that she couldn't even think about food or holding Davis (two things that she loves so much, so you know it was serious.) at one point she told me that she wasn't sure why she was crying but she just wanted to cry. she gets her self all worked up about things and makes them 10 times worse. she fell asleep crying last night and then woke up at 6:00 am this morning and honestly started crying the second she woke up. DRAMA DRAMA DRAMA
anyways, sorry for my downer of a post, I am truly just so exhausted, and I can't wait for Ryan to get home. I guess him being away really helps me to appreciate him more and what he does for us.
I am excited for this weekend though, I got tickets to this "time out for women" my sister-in-law describes it like EFY for moms. so it will be good and hopefully help me be a better more patient mom. and it will be soooooo nice to get away for a while.

a little break and funny stories

O.K so I don't know when the last time this has happened (or if it has at all)but the kids are actually all taking naps. sooo nice. I don't really know what to do with my self. So of course I'm blogging. I just wanted to write down some cute things the kids have been saying before I forget.
On Sunday when we were watching America's Funniest Home Video's Bailee asked " mom is America's Funniest Home Video's on Sundays because Heavenly Father likes it too?
and one more cute little thing from Tyson. I feel so bad for the little guy. he wants so badly to play with Davis and he just wants to wrestle with him. I feel like he's always getting in trouble for jumping on him and just being too rough. So yesterday he came and sat on my lap and just started to cry and said "mom I just don't know how to be soft with Davis, and I want to play with him. it was just really sweet. another cute thing, someone from the ward was over dropping something off at the house and Tyson runs up to them and says "I'm still learning how to be soft with my brother" I think he's so sweet and he wants to be soft he just doesn't really know how to yet. One day they will be able to wrestle, and before then hopefully Davis will survive.
One last funny Bailee story. So I hope this will make sense. first the background. somedays If we don't have anywhere to go then I don't seem to ever get Bailee's hair done. so I will tell her lets go do your hair you are starting to look like an orphan. so today we were watching Meet the Robinsons and we were at the part where the mom drops off the baby at the orphanage. So of course Bailee has a million questions. and then says
"mom you would never drop us off at an orphanage would you?"
me: no never
Bailee: well just if we don't let you do our hair.
me: what do you mean?
Bailee: you know because then we look like orphans.
it was cute. sometimes it kills me how they remember things and make connections. so I had to reassure her that even if I don't do their hair they can still stay with us.

If it's not broke, don't fix it.

o.k. so I know I'm a bit of a hypochondriac (at least when it comes to my kids) , but I'm getting a little worried that Bailee has an O.C.D. issue. she has become so obsessed with cleaning lately. Every morning when she gets up she cleans her room, and then the second Tyson gets out of bed she makes his bed folds all of his blankest and cleans his room also. She does the same with Ryan's and my bed and Davis's crib as well. she has been so excited for my mom and sisters to get here and she wants the house to stay clean. All day long she straightens up after everyone, and follows behind us cleaning as she goes. Maybe this behavior is just weird to me because it is so against my nature. Cleaning definitely doesn't come natural to me. not that I think I'm dirty, but the house does definitely gets cluttery throughout the day. at the end I will straighten it up. I think she must take after Ryan's mom and my mom, this cleaning gene must have just skipped a generation. She keeps saying "mom do you PROMISE that you'll help me get the house really clean before Grandma Sally comes." it's just so funny. she's always liked to clean but this past 2 weeks it has become a little obsessive. I guess if it's not broke, don't fix it. this top picture she decided that she now needed to dust the house and in the one below she wanted to clean off the fridge and rest of the kitchen. it's so cute and sweet and HELPFUL, but I just get a little nervous at how obsessed she is. what do you think??


now speaking of hypochondriac. I have to tell you a funny story about that. Ryan and I were in an argument. (Jen it was the exact argument that I read about in your blog, for those of you that didn't read her blog I will tell you.)
o.k. so I can clean up all of Ryan's scattered shoes, put his dishes into the dishwasher, hang his clothes on hangers, and hang his towel up with out saying a word. But the second I leave the kitchen counter unwiped he has to make a seen about wiping it up for me. so anyways I was trying to tell him to stop being such a hypocrite. But instead I yell "would you please not be such a Hypochondriac!!!! (leave it to me to throw any valid point out the window by using the wrong terminology!!! Story of my life) anyways he just give me the most confused face and was like "what in the heck are you even talking about. and then we both just started laughing. I just thought it was funny how I had to ruin my great point with the wrong word.
I know that's kind-of a random story but now anytime I say the word hypochondriac or hypocrite I think of this and I have to laugh.

the sun does exist

Today was so pretty and nice. I forget how happy the sun can make you feel. we all went to the park for a couple of hours. I think the kids were so excited to be able to run all around.
Tyson and his best buddy Peyton.
Bailee and her best buddy Madison
me and my best buddy Davis
p.s don't you think Davis looks so cute bundled up . and I got that had at wallmart for .25 cents. can you believe that.

Random Events

Ok so there 's nothing too exciting going on with us, but I just wanted to show a few pictures and tell some funny stories about the kids.

This first picture is just the boys in their new Easter outfits. I love when the children's place gets there new easter clothes in. they are so cute. I haven't gotten Bailee her dress yet, I'm just planning on getting them one at a time. it kills me though because I know in like a month everything will be $5.oo. they have the best sales on their clothes. This picture is a tent the kids made last night. They were so excited that they made it. (and they did it all by themselves.) so we let them sleep in it. I can't believe they both fit in it. I think at around 11:00 Ryan moved them both into their beds, he was afraid one of them might roll over and it would come falling down on top of them.

So these are just a couple of funny Bailee stories.
Yesterday she asked me if her job around the house could be to protect Davis from Tyson. too funny. she actually is so patient with him. Ty, has such a hard time being soft with Davis he just gets so excited and attacks him. it's cute I tried to get it on video how she helps him. I heard her saying "ok Tyson remember what I told you, I know your just playing with him but you have to be soft" so this video that we are trying to down load kind-of shows the ending of their little conversation. it's kid of long, and shakey but I didn't want the kids to know I was recording them or they would act differently. it's just our day in a nut shell, Tyson being extra hyper and doing his little dance while Bailee is mothering.
it's funny you may hear Bailee asking if ty's pants smell like Gavin. (well don't worry Gavin, you don't smell weird) but I swear bailee has the nose of a blood hound. if we ever have something of someones like an article of clothes, she will sit and smell it and say it reminds her of that person. she's done it with both of her grandma's. she totally needs to be a detective.



so I have one more story. first I need to give you background then I will tell you our conversation. ok so when we first lived here (like 2 1/2 years ago) Bailee was only 3 years old. and she shut Tyson's finger in the door. and Tyson had to go and get stitches.
ok so today's conversation
Bailee: mom tell me a story of when Tyson got hurt. (side note, she was making me tell her stories of when everyone she Knew got hurt)
me: well one time you accidentally shut his finger in the door and he had to get stitches
Her: well did I get into trouble
me: no it was an accident
Her: well then why did dad put me into my room?
me: well because he told you not to shut the door and you shut it on Tyson's finger
Her: then he put me on my Dora couch huh?
Me: ya
her: why did you come and pick me up?
me: because you time out was over (side not again this was almost 3 YEARS ago)
her : and why did you go and call grandma sally
me: to tell her what had happened.
her : then we went to the doctors huh?
ok so anyways it went on a little longer, but I was just laughing that she remembered all of these little details. I swear she is just so observant. yeah she must get it from Ryan. Betsy and I always joke that I had her daughter, because that's so Betsy to notice things and so not me) I seriously don't ever pay any attention to any sort of detail so it kills me that she notices so much.

Tyson is just so funny, he has the hardest time, I think he just wants to wrestle with Davis now because he loves to wrestle with his Dad.. I think they will be such cute little buddies when Davis gets bigger. Tonight it was sweet. I was sitting on the couch, trying to get Davis to fall asleep and Tyson came up to me and had a sad little face and said " I need someone to snuggle with can I snuggle with you and Davis. and then he just scooched right next to us and snuggled. I love that he is such a sweet little guy.

YES ANOTHER TAG

This one is a good one. and a good way to document what your kids were like at this age. Do 6 Random facts about all of your kids. So everyone that has kids I am tagging you. you'll be glad you did this in a year. you'll be able to look back and see what they were like.

BAILEE
1. She loves to clean. she most definitely didn't get this from me. she's so funny, she always comes up with rules to keep the house clean and then will come and tell me. like now she tells her friends when they come over that they can only play with one toy at a time so the toy room will stay clean. Last night she was lying in bed and I hear her yell oh no!!! then she jumped out of bed and in a very worried tone said "mom I left all of the Lincoln logs on the floor down stairs, I forgot to clean them up. I always catch her trying to organize random things like the silverware drawer, or any other kitchen or bathroom drawer. it's pretty funny. And it makes me excited because I think one day she will get this cleaning thing down and might really be a big help.

2. She loves to take care of both of her brothers. she loves to help Tyson get a drink or help him color or get dressed. they have such a cute relationship (when they aren't fighting.) and they really do get along pretty well. and with Davis, she loves to dress him, try to feed him (when he takes a bottle) carry him, make him laugh, help bath him, Basically anything you can do with a baby she likes to do.

3. She loves to do her hair and if I'm not looking she loves to sneak into my make-up (mostly just my lip gloss)I finally bought her some sparkley lip gloss so she would stay out of mine.

4. She is so observant. I have to be really careful of what I watch or say around her because she notices everything. and has about a million questions for everything.

5. she loves to read. she has become quite the little reader and speller (again obviously not from me) she loves to sound out words and try to spell or read them. it's so fun to watch her figure it
all out. She is just learning rhymes. it's funny sometimes she gets it and sometimes she doesn't. she'll say things like "I need to brush my teeth, my breath stinks. hey that rhymes" but she is getting the hang of it with other words.

6. she changes her clothes at least 2 times a day, which I have to say is a huge improvement from last year's 3or4 times. and she has gotten better about letting me HELP pick out her clothes. before I couldn't choose anything she wore now I have about a 5% say in what she will wear. another funny thing about Bailee is she is very sensitive to tags, socks, underwear, or any other thing that could cause any slight discomfort. although I think that has improved some. I finally got her to wear tights with the feet in them this winter, before I had to buy the kind that were feet-less.

TYSON

1. he is a very sweet and sensitive little guy. it was so cute a couple of days ago we were watching Game Day (that movie with the Rock as the foot ball player.) anyways there was a sad part in the movie where the little girl had to go home and leave her dad. well I looked over at Tyson and he had the saddest face so I asked him if he was ok and he came and sat on my lap, hugged me and just started to cry. He said he didn't want that girl to leave her dad. It was so sweet and sad. (side note, Bailee was so interested in the fact that he was crying so she had about a million questions as to why.)

2. He is a rule follower, He does not like to get into trouble. If he's being wild in the store and I can't get him to calm down, I just threaten to go and talk to the manager and he calms right down. Again I think it goes back to the sensitive thing but he even cries if Ryan raises his voice even a little bit.

3. He loves his sister. it's so funny, this almost happens every time we go to a public place. Bailee likes to linger and ignore me when I tell her it's time to go, so I have to pretend to leave. But it doesn't really work anymore because Tyson will bawl for his sister and beg me not to leave her. or sometimes Bailee will take off her seatbelt so I'll pretend to call the police, Tyson will just bawl for her to put it back on because he doesn't want her to get into trouble. (I think Bailee likes to do both of those things more because she knows she will get a reaction from Tyson, so I obviously need to find a new form of punishment.)

4. Tyson loves to play super Hero and make believe. He'll always put on his spiderman costume and have Bailee play like she's in trouble so he can rescue her. he also loves to watch this super hero cartoon (that is so dumb, it wasn't even made for kids, it uses all these grown up terms like Habius corpus which is some legal term) but he'll watch it over and over.

5. he loves to wrestle with his dad. it's so cute to watch them. He actually loves to wrestle with anyone, but mostly his daddy. He is always begging Ryan to wrestle with him.

6. I don't know that this is a good thing, But Tyson loves to play on playhouse Disney, and nick jr.com he loves to try and play little computer games. I bet if I let him he would play on them all day. so I just have to monitor how ofter he is playing on them.

DAVIS

1. Davis is just our bundle of joy. he makes all of us so happy. he is so smiley. it's so fun to try and get him to smile. He does it the most for his daddy.

2. Now he his laughing a lot as well. he loves when we tickle him with his toes or play pick a boo. I love to hear his laugh. it's the sweetest thing ever.

3. He is a pretty good sleeper. he was sleeping from 9:00 to 4:00 every night (before he got sick) and then he would wake up around 7:00. he still does really well though. it's so nice to only have to get up once a night.

4. it's so cute to hear Davis start to coo and talk. I love when I start talking to him and he'll just make his little baby sounds trying to talk back.

5. Davis is also a good eater. he loves to nurse. and I love to feed him. that's one of my favorite parts of having a baby. it's so nice to hold him close and just take that time to enjoy him.

6. Davis is growing so much, but I must say he is the smallest of all my babies. it's so funny because people alway comment on how chubby he is, and I think to my self you haven't seen chubby until you've seen Bailee at 3 months.

My kids truly are my life. They are always entertaining and making me laugh. they overlook all of my shortcomings and are so quick to forgive me if I happen to snap . I'm so grateful for the opportunity to be their mom. and again I know I make plenty of mistakes with them, but I know as their mom I'm still a work in progress. Thanks Kids for bringing so much happiness into dad's and my life.

Man Tag

ok, so my sister-in-law sent me this tag a while ago and I never did it (sorry Linds)I kept meaning to do it and never did, so I just got it again and wanted to finally answer it.

How long have you been married? 7 1/2 years (holy cow time goes fast.

How long did you date? about 8 months

Who eats more sweets? I wish I could say Ryan, but it's definitely me (he thinks of eating as a chore which is so weird to me)

Who said I love you first? Ryan did, it was on Valentines day about one month after we started dating. I said it about a month after that.

How old is he? 29

Who is taller? Ryan is, I say he's 5 ft. 8in. he says 5ft 9in

Who is smarter? he has to spell check each post, need I say more. (even though I joke about it I still don't think I'm a total idiot, I'm just challenged in the spelling department)

Who can sing better? Definitely Ryan, My mom once told me that I was the only person she could hear singing in church because I was just off tune. But now that I sing to my kids she told me it has improved. Ryan is a pretty good singer. but more than that he could tell you who sings every song. he knows almost every singer and every band and what they sing.

Who pays the bills? He does. I love it.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me.

Who mows the lawn? Ryan does. I have to say I have never mowed the lawn, payed a bill or changed the oil in the car, but on the flip side, Ryan has never cleaned the bathroom, folded the laundry, and rarely loads the dishwasher. I think we have just really become set in our own little jobs, and that works great for us. and I should say he does help out with a lot of other jobs around the house, he always vacuums and if he's home at bed time he always bathes the kids and brushed their teeth, just those top 3 are the ones that have kind-of become mine.
Who cooks dinner? Both or maybe I should say neither. I hardly ever cook a full meal because the kids (and Ryan)are so picky that it's a big waste. so we usually have really simple meals, like grilled cheese, pancakes, and on a big night spaghetti. You may be judging me buy you try throwing away meal after meal (or eating the whole thing yourself) and then see how motivated you are. .

Who drives? Definitely Ryan, those of you who know me know I can't drive, and those of you who know Ryan know he has control issues (only with driving) and that he couldn't handle being in the car when I drive. it was funny, we drove through the night to Utah over Christmas, and finally at 5 in the morning Ryan was so tired that he let me drive so he could sleep. That only lasted like a half and hour because he couldn't handle my swerving all over the road.

Who is more stubborn? Depends on who you ask, but I say HIM, hands down.

Who kissed who first? I kissed Ryan first, it's funny he was so shy, I think that's something I really liked about him, he was just so sweet and Innocent.

Who asked who out? Ryan asked me out. we were both working at the mall across the hall from each other, and he would come over and visit, then he came to get his hair cut at my school, and finally he asked me out. I really wondered if he was ever going to ask me out because he was more shy about it. but again that's why I liked him.

Who proposed? he did. and it would have been a total surprise, but I just showed up at his house when he was planning a romantic picnic, and Alex ran out and said hey Katie I just saw your ring, then Shawn punched him in the arm. then Ryan was suddenly ready for a picnic. it was sweet, and the whole time we were on the picnic I was trying to act natural, while I was thinking (come on already give me the ring)

Who has more siblings? Ryan he had 8 and I have 4, and I love every one of them

Who wears the pants? The trick is to let him think he does...am I right? (very good answer Holly I'm going with that one)

Ryan is a great Husband and a great dad. I'm so grateful to have found him. I feel like he has helped me grow in so many ways. it's so funny because we are so opposite, and while trying not to sound super cheesy I think we complete each other, and help each others weaknesses become our strengths. I am so proud of him and how hard of a worker he is. He never complains about all he has on his shoulders. and he truly is super helpful with the kids and house work.
I feel like the longer we are married the more we are able to appreciate each other, but also we are able to just laugh with each other. I feel like our relationship has grown so much stronger now from the day we were married. I love you Ryan.

ok so I am tagging Lindsey, Ashley, Betsy, Jen, and Suzy

Heart Attack, I've got the best of both worlds

ok so I just had to show you how this heart hiding game got a little out of hand. it was so funny ALL day Bailee was begging me to hide more hearts. but it was so funny because she would do anything for me if I would hide her hearts. I got her to clean her room, eat all her lunch, and clean the toy room it was great. I think we'll be finding random hearts until easter, which makes me think since she liked finding just paper hearts so much maybe I'll just hide paper eggs.
Oh and this dollar she is holding (she wanted to make sure it was in the picture) Is a special Valentines day dollar from her grandma Bullock. her and Tyson were so excited about them all day yesterday they were playing "store" and would buy stuff around the house with their dollar, and today I promised them we could go to the dollar store and spend it. so thanks Grandma you made their day.


One more funny story that I'm sad to say totally made my day. This was so funny, yesterday I went to pick up the kids from preschool and there was a 3year old little girl that was with her mom, and she came up to me with star struck eyes and asked if I was Hanna Montanan. I know it's just because I have blond hair, but I'll take what I can get. and I've been told I look like much worse than that. So I was proud to look like a 14 year old pop star.
so if any of your kids would like an autograph or a free show just give me a call. Remember I've got the best of both worlds, chillin out take it slow then I rock out the show.
(I don't know what's more depressing that I know that whole song or that I'm excited that I was compared to her.)

Happy Valentines Day

Ok, so I just wanted to show you all this cute Valentines day idea that I copied from my friend Jen. I just cut out a bunch of hearts and hid them all over the house and the kids have been finding them everywhere, then when they find them I just have them stick them on their door. They totally love this. all day they have been looking for hearts. it was so fast and easy and a cheep way to celebrate. Thanks Jen for the cute idea. another idea she had was to catch them showing love to others and then write what they did on a heart and put that heart on a "love wall", I might give that one a try tomorrow. although I should have started that one on Monday









This is just a picture I threw in of sweet Davis. The poor guy is so sick, he's got a nasty cold. he can't even cry because he's lost his voice, so his cry is more of a whisper it's so sad. He didn't sleep very well yesterday or last night, but today all he has done is sleep, hopefully he is getting better. I hate when my kids get sick. Today he has been so happy and sweet even when he's sick what a sweetheart.

HInckley poem

so I was snooping around on other people's blogs again. and I found this cute poem about President Hinckley

I imagine he's running to Marjorie now,

Yes, running, not waving his cane.

I see him embracing his father and mother

While they keep repeating his name.

I see him now meeting his forebears,

Brother Brigham and Joseph are there.

Sweet reunion of prophets, united by service

That only such noble men share.

I see him embraced by the Savior

While Father says, "Good and well done.

So faithful in stalwart endurance,

I welcomeMy noble, most excellent son."

I then hear the ripples of laughter

As he says the reception's just fine,

But he hopes that he'll get an assignment or two

Since there's no need to waste any time.

I can hear his clear voice in the stillness

At the close of this sweet Sabbath day,

Have faith and move forward.

There's work to be done.

President Hinckley would want it that way.

Anna M. Molgard January 27, 2008