I had a birthday...

So my b-day was last week and I gotta say it was fabulous!! Eliott took the day off. So in the morning he madfabe sure Seth got to the bus and then he made me breakfast in bed! I have playgroup/biggest loser weigh in on wednesday morning so he let me go by myself!! It was so fun to just be able to chat w/ my friends and not have to worry about the kids. I have these super cute shoes in white and black and I was telling Eliott I wanted them in brown too so he told me to just go buy them! Wow, okay! Well they didn't come in brown, I was a little bummed. So for my day he got me this fabulous hair straightner!! (thanks Julie for helping him!!) I love it! So I pretty much got to do whatever I wanted all day. He had planned on taking me to dinner but the kids were sick so I didn't want some poor girl to have to watch them and get sick too. So we ordered pizza and Eliott got me my all-time favorite, mint chocolate chip ice cream from baskin robins. and then I got to watch law and order all night. it was a fabulous day!! Thanks Eliott!!!!

Big things over here...

So a little while ago my brothers convinced Seth to take his training wheels off. He had them off for about a month or so and couldn't figure out how to ride so he kept asking us to put them back on. Finally Eliott told him if he didn't figure it out by the afternoon on Saturday he would put them back on. At like 11:00 on that saturday morning he came running inside and told Eliott he could throw the training wheels away. He had figured it out and in the backyard on the grass no less! He loves it and everyday asks if we can go out front so he can ride on the street!

Lexi is in undies!!!

So last week Lexi decided she wanted to be a big girl and use the potty! I don't know how I have lucked out but I have had a seriously easy time potty training. Saturday, Sunday and Monday she asked to go potty and actually did. #1 and #2!!! So Monday after she did that I decided it was time. The first day was rough but she did great. She insisted on having Riley's helmet and knee/elbow pads on, and I thought it was funny! So there she is!

She has been fabulous! She has had a couple accidents during nap time but has woken up every morning completely dry. (yes I am one of those moms that ditch the diaper as soon as undies go on so she wears undies to bed!) When she has an accident she calls it "spill" It is so cute except that means I have to clean up pee! So I only have 1 left in diapers and only have to buy 1 box a month now!! Can I tell you how excited I am?!!!!!

Last week...

So Eliott went to Florida last week which was a long week! Seth had to get tubes in his ears. We went and stayed the night at my mom-in-law (thanks sooooo much!!!) . She watched the girls for me while I took Seth to get his ears fixed! I was soooo excited for this to happen as he had a hard time understanding us. He had fluid behind both ear drums so it sounded like people were talking underwater. It was so frustrating because he would pass the hearing test w/ flying colors but that was only because he knew he was supposed to be listening otherwise it was all funny background noise. Anyway we had to get up and be at the surgery center at 7:00

So we got there and there was this fun magnet board on the wall and Seth had so much fun playing w/ it. This is the "car" he made.


Then we went back to get all checked in and he got to pick the flavor of the mask that he would wear as he fell asleep. And he picked cotton candy. When they took him back it was a little sad to sit in the waiting room by myself. I am glad it only took 15 minutes!! When the Dr. was done he came out to talk to me and he just had this "look" on his face and he starts saying in a very subdued voice "he had a tonnnn of fluid behind his ears" and then paused. I was waiting for him to tell me he ruined something and he would never hear again but then after he paused he finished w/ "so he should be much more comfortable now" (man buddy work a little on the bedside manner!)
Anway he was so sad when he woke up but it only lasted for an hour or so and then he was great!! And now he can hear really well.





In fact on the way back to my house I was talking to Eliott on the phone and Seth corrected something I had said. He was never able to hear that before!! (Which makes me glad for all the times I was having a conversation that he probably shouldn't have heard!!)

Tag!

I have so many other posts that I want to do but I need to upload pictures so this one will have to do for now!

A.The rules of this game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the question about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, and then leaves a comment on their blog letting them know they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog to get the directions.Questions:

10 yrs ago:
*I was about to turn 18 and I was a senior in high school. I worked and went to school. Besides all the drama, I loved high school!

5 Things on my list of things to do today:
*Work out
*Get dressed
*Make posters for Enrichment activity
*Vacuum
*Laundry

Things I would do if I suddenly was a Billionaire:
*Buy a new house
*Buy a new car
*Buy houses and/or cars for siblings
*I would have to go on a crazy shopping spree for sure
*save save save!

3 of my bad habits:
* I bit the skin off my lips
*I procrastinate
*I interrupt people when they are talking (sorry I don't mean to do this but I just talk so much that it only takes a small pause (this could mean taking a breath) for me to think you are done and start in on my story) I am trying to work on this.

Places I have lived:
*Utah
*Arizona

Jobs I have had:
*Buskid at restaurant all through high school
*Asst. Manager at Togo's (best sandwich place ever!!)
*Temp at an accountant firm
*Receptionist/slash fill in for everybody at the office at a payroll company
*MOM!!! This one rocks!

Things most people don't know about me:
*I am left handed (do you know that?)
*I can't say or hear the difference between an "e" and an "i" when you say ten or tin or anything like that (made it fun while trying to help Seth w/ his homework dealing w/ that very thing)
*I can't really think of things people don't know sorry!

Okay I tag...
I don't know, lots of you have done this so if you haven't then I tag YOU!!!

SO EXCITED!!!!

So last night was scrapbook night and the place we go has another ward that meets there also. Well the other ward got their Fridays confused and we all met last night. Which was great because there were 2 girls that were talking about a retreat they went on last year and how they are going again next year. So of course I had to get in on that conversation and it sounded fabulous. So... I just booked my reservations at the place. It is called Mountains and Memories, it is in Colorado and you go Fri-Sun, they give you your own space w/ a comfy chair and lamp so you can scrapbook all weekend. Then they feed you all weekend, w/ unlimited snacks and beverages and they even pointed out that they have lots of chocolate! Oh I am soooo there! The best part was that it is only $225, which is a fabulous price for a scrapbook retreat! Oh I can't wait it will be sooooo nice!
Anyway that is my fun and exciting news!!


(There are still spots left if anyone wants to go. They fill up fast though! We go in January of 09)

What a bummer!

So Eliott and I have this deal where he surprises me and plans our anniversary date and I do the same for Valentine's day. Well that last few years we have had to stay in due to young babies. This year I decided we were going out!! I arranged a babysitter 2 weeks ahead of time and even made sure she could be out a little late due to it being a school night. Then I had a friend pick up some movie tickets for us (he gets them at discount and I can't stomach spending almost $10 to watch a movie, for each of us) and our Rubio's just opened so we were going to eat there. Such a fun evening planned, we haven't been to movie in forever!! and Eliott loves Rubio's! So at about 4:15 yesterday the babysitter's mom called to tell me she was sick. She had even called 2 other girls to see if they could come over. Well in the end I called all the girls in the ward that are old enough to babysit and either they couldn't come over or they didn't answer. So I told Eliott we should just go get dinner and rent a movie we could still have fun! So we did, we loaded up the kids drove to town got McDonald's for the kiddos, went to Blockbuster for us and then we went to Rubio's. So I went in to grab the food and it took 35 minutes just to get my food made! Meanwhile Eliott is in the car w/ all the kids! (gotta say I am glad I didn't know what I wanted to eat cuz I wouldn't have wanted to trade places w/ him!!) So we get home, get everybody to bed and start eating dinner. Yep the chicken in my salad was raw! well some of it was cooked but I am pretty sure I ate a piece that wasn't cooked all the way and then I poked one with my fork and held it up for inspection and it was definitely not cooked all the way! So nasty! So the wonderful husband he is offered to go back out and get me something but I declined. I thought I might have cereal until I realized there was no milk. Fabulous! So I had a romantic bowl of dry Cheerios!
But I did have a fabulous time watching a girl movie w/ my hubby! Whoo Hoo! Great Valentine's Day!!!