videos

For some reason I can't get my videos from You Tube onto my blog and I don't feel like trying to download them again onto something different so here are the URLs just in case your interested in watching some cute kids :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvgW2k659wc Carly and Sam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZPkcULsqS0 Carly reading a book
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJEQwfO6KSk Carly singing in the car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R28laGelvvw Carly and her Pumpkin

Half A Year!

Our little Sambo is 6 months old today! Man, time sure flies! He is such a fun little guy (when he is happy) He is very easy to get a smile from, he loves to give you kisses and hugs! He loves to pull my hair and suck on his fists. He has found his voice and loves to use it by screaming like a girl, to the point where I think my ears will explode. He eats like a horse, I didn't know a little baby could eat so much, but it seems like he is constantly wanting food. I'm sure it'll be no time at all before he is scooting himself around and getting himself into trouble!

Carly, sharing her toys.

Mondays always come to fast!

okay, not really....it's not like my life is that busy and my Mondays are really no different than Thursdays. I just never like thinking about Mondays! This past weekend was nice. It was relaxing, nothing too exciting.
*Carly went poop (multiple times) and pee in the potty! HOORAY...we might be headed toward big girl panties before the month is over! Okay, so maybe in my dreams that will happen but I have the right to dream okay?
*Gas hit $1.83 at the Wal-Mart near our house, which is a great thing in and of itself but it also means our trip to Utah at Thanksgiving time will be a lot cheaper than expected! (yes!)
*I think I've lost 2 lbs since I started back at the YMCA. Okay, so 2 pounds isn't that great but hey, it's something! :)
*Sam has finally mastered the rolling over thing (although, he can only do it when he's really mad) oh and he's also mastered screaming like a girl! Chad is pretty proud of him for that :)
*Sam thought it would be fun to wake up every hour last night. 12:30 am, 1:30 am, 2:30 am, 3:30 am, 4:30 am, 5:00 am, 5:30 am, and finally 7:00. It's like he had an alarm clock in there with him. Needless to say I wasn't very fun to be around today! :)
*It's finally been getting cool enough at night to turn our heater on so...it actually feels like Fall (which is always good thing, considering it's November!)
*I've got all my Christmas shopping done (just for our kids) which is actually a big deal since I'm such a procrastinator!
Anyway...hope you all had a good weekend and that we can all make it through Monday!

Halloween 2008

Well, here are our pictures from Halloween. It was pretty fun this year! Since Carly is obsessed with Sesame street I thought it would be fun to dress up as characters from it. As you can see..I was Oscar the Grouch, Carly was Big Bird, Sam was Elmo and Chad was The Count (minus the purple face) Thanks to the wonder of EBay and Craig's list I got everything pretty cheap (which is always a plus!) The top picture is all of us in Halloween shirts that I did.

Another picture of Carly and Adam, and a confused big bird/Oscar the Grouch.

Carly did pretty well Trick-or-treating. We walked down our street a couple houses and after the first couple she got the idea. She got a Halloween pencil at one house and ended up throwing it on the ground (luckily not in front of the people that gave it to her) She didn't want it because it wasn't candy. We had a lot of good food and good company so it was a great Halloween!

just some pictures....

I took these this morning. Sam was being such a silly guy! When he's not mad he's happy and smiling! (Don't mind me, mornings are not my best time!)

I took these of Carly, she was having fun with her "pwincess chair".

On a side note.....

Next season Dancing with the Stars!

Can you imagine if that really happened?? ( I got this in an e-mail from Chad)

Halloween Fun

(above) Sam is getting big enough to put in the jumping (thingy) He loves it as long as he's not in there for a long time and he especially loves it when Carly talks to him while he's busy jumping. (I have a video I'll have to put on later)
(Below) We went to Alycia and Daniel's house last night for our annual pumpkin carving get-together. It's always fun to have an excuse to get together!

Carly, Adam and Andrew were excited to see the finished product of all the pumpkins.

I was just wondering,

When all this political crap will be over?

(I got this in an e-mail from my sister and I totally agree)

Good luck??

Does it mean I'll have good luck if while changing my childrens' diapers they both feel the need to fart in my face?? Ahhh...the joys of being a mother :)

What we've been up to!

I decided it would be fun to make some Halloween decorations. I only have a few items that I've bought in the past. I didn't really feel like going out and spending money on new ones so I tried to think of a way to make something festive.....a black and orange paper chain is the only thing I could think of. So I printed off some Halloween coloring pages for Carly to color. She handed me the orange and black strips of paper to put together and ta-da! We had a Halloween decoration!

Over the weekend we celebrated my mom-in-law's b-day. We just had a little get together with family. These pictures of Carly and Adam were taken after Carly got in trouble for being naughty to the cat. I guess Adam felt bad that she had to sit in time-out. They have a love-hate relationship as most two-year olds do.

Here is the birthday girl with little Sambo.

Giveaway!

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5 months old!

I know I've already posted something today but I had other pictures to add! Sam turned 5 months old yesterday so I thought I should take some pictures of the little guy (like I don't do that enough already!)

This is Myreel (Carly and Sam's cousin) Carly and Sam at our playday. Carly LOVES Myreel and gets so excited when she sees her!

This is the group of us that get together (try to get together a couple times a month) It used to be just Carly and 5 other boys, I'm glad we've added some girls to the bunch. There are two more babies on the way! They make a lot of noise together but they have fun!

Two things....

This weekend was a good one. Saturday night my nephew Benjamin was baptized. It was pretty exciting for him. It's been a while since I've been to a baptism. Sunday night we celebrated Chad's grandpa's birthday. He is the big 83!! He looks great for 83 doesn't he? It was a fun weekend with lots of family, just the way I like it!

Off the subject....


I couldn't resist this picture. I was looking at a website for ideas for halloween costumes and I saw this.

4 month check up (a month late)

Sam had his 4 month check up yesterday (due to Hurricane Ike, it was a month late!) He'll actually be 5 months on the 12th.

He is 26.5 inches long

15.7 lbs

He is getting so big and he is such a fun little guy! He laughs all the time and it doesn't take much to get a smile out of him! He still hasn't mastered rolling over yet but he is trying to hard! He has a really bad temper and arches his back like crazy when he is mad. He sleeps through most of the night, usually wakes up early morning to have a little snack and then back to bed he goes! He is a good baby and we sure love him!

Powerful Video

And to think, this was said in 1965...they must have been inspired :)

On a lighter note, we were at the park last Sunday evening and Carly looked up at the moon and said "banana?" It was pretty funny.

Also, we were getting ready for bed the other night, Chad always takes forever in the bathroom. He finally came to bed and I asked him what he was doing and he said "I was pimping my zimple."

San Antonio

Chad and I were able to spend a couple days in San Antonio at this resort. Chad qualified for this conference through work so we were able to enjoy this place for free! My parents were able to fly down and watch our kiddies. We left Monday morning and got back this afternoon. It was weird being away from my children. The only time I've been away from them was when I was in the hospital with Sam and then I was only away from Carly so needless to say, I called my mom a couple times while we were gone :) We enjoyed good food, lots of quiet time, free full body massages and we even got to go see a movie! It was great! We didn't take a lot of pictures..the ones below are just some pictures we took around the resort. Thanks Mom and Dad for watching our kids so we could have some time away!

I figured it out...

Thanks Natasha. It was so simple once I knew what to do :)

Help!

okay, I'm trying to change my background and it's not letting me. It's like the background I have now is stacked on top of another (if that makes sense) and I copied and pasted a new background in the right place but it won't change. I can't access the website (The cutest blog on the block) If someone knows what is going on and how to fix it I would appreciate your help!

And....we have light!

I cannot express how happy I was when I was sitting in my kitchen, the sun was going down and I was not really looking forward to the night ahead of me. I was debating on whether or not to try to bathe the kids in the dark when all of a sudden the microwave beeped, the kitchen light and ceiling fan started going and the fridge started running!! It was seriously one of the happiest moments of my life...LAME i know, but it's true! After two weeks of back and forth from our house to family homes, sharing a room with my children, I was so grateful to know that life would finally be back to normal! I do want to say thanks to Chad's parents and sister for letting us bombard their homes while our home was out of order! HOORAY for electricity!

Still no power...

The calm before the storm

Carly had fun playing in all the rain that fell while the storm was passing. It rained like crazy!!

Just another tree that fell on a car.

Sam was watching the rain fall.

It's been what, 11 days and still no power?? Luckily we have family here who either has a generator or was one of the lucky ones and already has their power restored. So, we have basically been living from a suitcase only we are not on a vacation!! It's amazing how much you depend on something so much, it's kinda sad. There are so many stupid little things I took for granted like....

a cold refrigerator with food in it,

an ice cold drink,

ICE,

turning a light on at night,

having cold cereal in the morning with milk from my refrigerator,

hearing the AC turn on in our house,

charging my phone in the house,

using the microwave,

using the disposal in the sink,

using the garage door opener,

the pump to our swimming pool so it doesn't look like a mosquito infested pond,

having Carly watch Elmo's World,

using a hair dryer,

turning a light on in my closet so I can see my clothes,

using a real stove and not a camping stove,

having meat in my freezer,

The list could go on...granted we have had other homes to stay in so we don't have to stay in our home and be miserable. They have now put our zip code and the "not sure" area of when power will be restored, they have said that it could be anytime after Thursday the 25th. The stupid part is that people in the subdivision next to us have power!! It is really messed up the way the power lines work. I just have to apologize ahead of time to my parents if the power isn't back on when they come. It's kind of out of my hands :)