Here are the before and after shots;
Monday, June 30, 2008
Look What I Did!!
I got creative yesterday. I can't even describe to you how important the perfect hair cut is to my little brother Jeff. I was taking some serious risks of being hated for a few months until it grew back out, but I think it turned out great, and luckily... so does he!!
Here are the before and after shots;
Here are the before and after shots;
As Promised
I am working for my mom today while she is in Vegas at a hair show. That means I am sitting at the computer doing random things, like shopping online ;) and looking at pictures. Here are some pics of Sadie when she got stuck in the stair railings;
100 Pictures
What is the best way to post 100 cute pictures of family, friends, reunions, etc? :)
Until I figure out how to bore you with my really long slide show, I will post this one picture. I love it!
Until I figure out how to bore you with my really long slide show, I will post this one picture. I love it!
All Signs Point to Yes!
My brilliant friends were correct! Brady is teething. I am so glad I didn't take him in to the dr and pay $200 to hear that.
I didn't even consider that he would be teething since my girls didn't get teeth until about 9 months. My mom was suspicious, but I was oblivious.
As soon as those teeth pop through I will post pictures... so probably in about a month. :) I love that. :P
I didn't even consider that he would be teething since my girls didn't get teeth until about 9 months. My mom was suspicious, but I was oblivious.
As soon as those teeth pop through I will post pictures... so probably in about a month. :) I love that. :P
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Second Guessing
Do I take Brady to the dr or not? He keeps grabbing his ears and he has had a cold lately. He also keeps crying randomly. He is a VERY calm baby and rarely cries.
My dilemma is that I have taken each one of my babies at this age and asked the dr if they have an ear infection. Each time I have been told, "No, she just found her ears."
It didn't bother me because I would rather be safe than sorry.
HOWEVER, I am in Utah right now. That means if I take Brady to the dr it will cost me $200.00 to make sure it isn't because Brady just found his ears. The clinic here makes you pay full price for the visit then submit a request to be reimbursed by the insurance company.
I still haven't been reimbursed for the dr visit from when we were here in February and found out Brady had RSV. $200.00 is a lot of money!
I realize this is a boring post, but I can't stop going back and forth on this!
My dilemma is that I have taken each one of my babies at this age and asked the dr if they have an ear infection. Each time I have been told, "No, she just found her ears."
It didn't bother me because I would rather be safe than sorry.
HOWEVER, I am in Utah right now. That means if I take Brady to the dr it will cost me $200.00 to make sure it isn't because Brady just found his ears. The clinic here makes you pay full price for the visit then submit a request to be reimbursed by the insurance company.
I still haven't been reimbursed for the dr visit from when we were here in February and found out Brady had RSV. $200.00 is a lot of money!
I realize this is a boring post, but I can't stop going back and forth on this!
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Nutrition
Sadie: I want more chocolate milk.
Me: Sadie, you didn't eat your sandwich, yogurt, or fruit. You are not having more chocolate milk.
Sadie: But I ate my cheetos.
Me: Cheetos are not good for you, Sadie.
Sadie: Yes they are, they have cheese in them.
Riiiiiight.
Me: Sadie, you didn't eat your sandwich, yogurt, or fruit. You are not having more chocolate milk.
Sadie: But I ate my cheetos.
Me: Cheetos are not good for you, Sadie.
Sadie: Yes they are, they have cheese in them.
Riiiiiight.
Tastes Funny... Tastes Like Paint.. And Wood...
This morning I was happy to sit down to my big bowl of fiber cereal again after gaining about 20 pounds at our family reunion, eating everything from pancakes and sausage to gooey chocolate brownies every 15 minutes.
I pulled out a medley of fiber cereals to mix it up. One of the cereals was the new Fiber One cereal "Caramel Delight". It is a bowl of 9 grams of fiber with a sweet caramel flavor. Quite lovely. :)
I was telling Sean that I actually thought it was pretty good.
That was when Bethanie piped in with,
"I tasted it. I thought it tasted like a box."
I found that a pretty good description for fiber cereal. :)
I pulled out a medley of fiber cereals to mix it up. One of the cereals was the new Fiber One cereal "Caramel Delight". It is a bowl of 9 grams of fiber with a sweet caramel flavor. Quite lovely. :)
I was telling Sean that I actually thought it was pretty good.
That was when Bethanie piped in with,
"I tasted it. I thought it tasted like a box."
I found that a pretty good description for fiber cereal. :)
In A Nutshell
We did a lot of driving this last week. We drove from St George to Ogden, we drove from Ogden to Altamont, UT, and we drove from Altamont back to St George. It is always an adventure with little kids on long road trips.
On one of these long trips Bethanie said, out of the blue, "Mommy and daddy?"
"Yes, Bethanie?"
"I LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH."
"We love you too, Bethanie."
That was when Sadie immediately said, "Mommy and daddy?"
"Yes, Sadie?"
"I spilled my water!"
This sums up these two very individual little girls very well. :)
It was fun staying at my sister's house for a couple of nights and meeting her roommates. We had so much fun seeing Aunt Amy, Uncle Eric, and our new little cousin, Hailey. She's a doll. We loved spending an afternoon with our wonderful friends, the Dunn family. We had a great time at the Alldredge family reunion. We had to drag the girls out kicking and screaming. (They both thought it should have gone for "another 5 weeks".)
As soon as I am able to download pictures off of our camera I will post some, complete with pictures from Sadie's little adventure of getting stuck in the banisters!
On one of these long trips Bethanie said, out of the blue, "Mommy and daddy?"
"Yes, Bethanie?"
"I LOVE YOU BOTH VERY MUCH."
"We love you too, Bethanie."
That was when Sadie immediately said, "Mommy and daddy?"
"Yes, Sadie?"
"I spilled my water!"
This sums up these two very individual little girls very well. :)
It was fun staying at my sister's house for a couple of nights and meeting her roommates. We had so much fun seeing Aunt Amy, Uncle Eric, and our new little cousin, Hailey. She's a doll. We loved spending an afternoon with our wonderful friends, the Dunn family. We had a great time at the Alldredge family reunion. We had to drag the girls out kicking and screaming. (They both thought it should have gone for "another 5 weeks".)
As soon as I am able to download pictures off of our camera I will post some, complete with pictures from Sadie's little adventure of getting stuck in the banisters!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Dads
I am a day late on this, but better late than never! I just wanted to mention the three dads in my life.
The first dad would be my own father. My dad has always been an amazing example of integrity to me. If everyone had his level of integrity this world would be a much better place! He loves his family with all of his heart. He is a talented man and very entertaining to listen to. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE listening to him sing. He is also a great story teller. :) He knows that I am one of his biggest fans. I know he has a strong testimony of the gospel. I can see it by how he lives his life.
The second dad would be my father in law. I am very blessed to have such a caring, understanding, and selfless father in law. He is very service oriented and he has passed that on to his children. He has a fantastic work ethic which he has also passed on to his son. His children all know that they are very loved. He is a great example of someone who loves the gospel with all of his heart.
The third dad would be my husband, Sean. I have no idea why I was so blessed to marry such a wonderful man. He is a great dad. My kids adore him. He works hard for his family. Sean is a fun dad. He plays hide and seek with my kids at least once a week. Sean can do anything he sets his mind to. He is always amazing and impressing me. He is very good at making people feel comfortable and that they are important to him.
I am very grateful to have so many wonderful examples in my life.
The first dad would be my own father. My dad has always been an amazing example of integrity to me. If everyone had his level of integrity this world would be a much better place! He loves his family with all of his heart. He is a talented man and very entertaining to listen to. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE listening to him sing. He is also a great story teller. :) He knows that I am one of his biggest fans. I know he has a strong testimony of the gospel. I can see it by how he lives his life.
The second dad would be my father in law. I am very blessed to have such a caring, understanding, and selfless father in law. He is very service oriented and he has passed that on to his children. He has a fantastic work ethic which he has also passed on to his son. His children all know that they are very loved. He is a great example of someone who loves the gospel with all of his heart.
The third dad would be my husband, Sean. I have no idea why I was so blessed to marry such a wonderful man. He is a great dad. My kids adore him. He works hard for his family. Sean is a fun dad. He plays hide and seek with my kids at least once a week. Sean can do anything he sets his mind to. He is always amazing and impressing me. He is very good at making people feel comfortable and that they are important to him.
I am very grateful to have so many wonderful examples in my life.
Stuck
Yesterday while I was out with my mom visiting some family friends, Sadie entertained the family with a mini-crisis.
Kimberly said that they were cleaning up from dinner and all of the sudden she realized she was hearing small screams from Sadie. She turned off the faucet and walked around the corner to find Sadie's legs trapped in the banisters by the stairs.
Sadie was yelling, "I'm stuck, I'm stuck."
Kimberly tried to pull her free but without any luck. The only thing to do at that point was to take pictures of the situation for posterity.
Kimmy said her favorite moment was when Sadie threw herself backwards and laid on the floor, legs still stuck, and yelled, "I can't take this anymore!!"
I walked in the door just as Kimmy and Jeffrey were smearing soap all over Sadie's legs.
They got her out. :)
Kimberly said that they were cleaning up from dinner and all of the sudden she realized she was hearing small screams from Sadie. She turned off the faucet and walked around the corner to find Sadie's legs trapped in the banisters by the stairs.
Sadie was yelling, "I'm stuck, I'm stuck."
Kimberly tried to pull her free but without any luck. The only thing to do at that point was to take pictures of the situation for posterity.
Kimmy said her favorite moment was when Sadie threw herself backwards and laid on the floor, legs still stuck, and yelled, "I can't take this anymore!!"
I walked in the door just as Kimmy and Jeffrey were smearing soap all over Sadie's legs.
They got her out. :)
Sunday, June 15, 2008
World News
My dad is on a flight to Kuwait right now for work. When Sadie found out he was going she told Kimberly,
"Deedah is going to Baghdad. He needs to be careful. There is fighting in Baghdad because some people don't like each other."
Do you think she watches CNN after I go to bed?
"Deedah is going to Baghdad. He needs to be careful. There is fighting in Baghdad because some people don't like each other."
Do you think she watches CNN after I go to bed?
Monday, June 9, 2008
Unanswered Prayers
Sadie: "Mom, I said a prayer to Jesus asking for help with boxing and He didn't help me!"
Me: "Hmm... Well, maybe Jesus doesn't help with boxing."
Sadie: "Jesus helps with everything."
Me: "Maybe Jesus wanted you to learn that it is ok to lose sometimes."
Sadie: "Hmmm... I will go say a prayer to Jesus about that.."
Me: "Hmm... Well, maybe Jesus doesn't help with boxing."
Sadie: "Jesus helps with everything."
Me: "Maybe Jesus wanted you to learn that it is ok to lose sometimes."
Sadie: "Hmmm... I will go say a prayer to Jesus about that.."
Friday, June 6, 2008
Summer of SANITY
After a few months of pure INsanity I prayed and prayed about what to do this summer that would help me keep my kids entertained and not keep me exhausted.
As always, prayers were answered. I am very happy with the plan. It is so very simple and I have had amazing results!
Mondays- Picnic day. This can be a picnic in the backyard, park, or anywhere else we decide to take a sack lunch!
Tuesdays- Summer Camp Day! Ok, this one is kind of cheating, but they get to go to the preschool for 4 hours, take a lunch, make crafts, play with other kids... and I get to go grocery shopping without them. :)
Wednesdays- WATER DAY! This one is a favorite. They get to run through the sprinklers. I think further in to the summer we might buy a wading pool. The sprinkler that we got was $10 at wal-mart and shoots little balls out. The kids love it.
Thursdays- Movie Day! The kids get to pop some pop corn and watch a movie. They watch movies all of the time, but if you pop some pop corn and call it movie day it makes all of the difference in the world.
Friday- Also another favorite. This is fun with friends day. We invite some friends to do something with us. They can come over to our house, we can go to theirs, or we can go on an outing.
The great thing about this plan is that if the timing isn't right, like rain on water day, it is very easy to switch the days around.
My kids get up every morning and tell me what today is and what we need to do. They are happy, I am happy, and we aren't using a lot of gas money!!
LOVE IT!
As always, prayers were answered. I am very happy with the plan. It is so very simple and I have had amazing results!
Mondays- Picnic day. This can be a picnic in the backyard, park, or anywhere else we decide to take a sack lunch!
Tuesdays- Summer Camp Day! Ok, this one is kind of cheating, but they get to go to the preschool for 4 hours, take a lunch, make crafts, play with other kids... and I get to go grocery shopping without them. :)
Wednesdays- WATER DAY! This one is a favorite. They get to run through the sprinklers. I think further in to the summer we might buy a wading pool. The sprinkler that we got was $10 at wal-mart and shoots little balls out. The kids love it.
Thursdays- Movie Day! The kids get to pop some pop corn and watch a movie. They watch movies all of the time, but if you pop some pop corn and call it movie day it makes all of the difference in the world.
Friday- Also another favorite. This is fun with friends day. We invite some friends to do something with us. They can come over to our house, we can go to theirs, or we can go on an outing.
The great thing about this plan is that if the timing isn't right, like rain on water day, it is very easy to switch the days around.
My kids get up every morning and tell me what today is and what we need to do. They are happy, I am happy, and we aren't using a lot of gas money!!
LOVE IT!
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Taste Good?
Don't you love that age when you set your baby down on the floor and he rolls over and starts sucking on the side of the couch? YUM!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Hmmm....
What's Your True Color?
My Result: Green
Monday, June 2, 2008
She Heard Us
Yesterday during the Sacrament I looked over at Bethanie and she had her arms folded quietly and her eyes closed. Later she informed me that she decided to think about Jesus during the Sacrament.
She might not do that again next week, or even for the next year, but she did it once. That means she is listening!
Happy parent moment for the day!
She might not do that again next week, or even for the next year, but she did it once. That means she is listening!
Happy parent moment for the day!
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Tom Thumb?
Yesterday Sadie said to her father,
"You are not big enough to tell me what to do! You are three inches to me. One, two, three!!"
"You are not big enough to tell me what to do! You are three inches to me. One, two, three!!"
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