Story Time

OK, I'm going to start with this cute pic. Jakey is just so cute with Nathan. In this picture he was reading books to Nathan. We actually have a video, but I didn't feel like editing and cutting to put it on here lol. But it was adorable.Yep, that is a giant bug he is looking at. We have these books "What's Inside..." different things, and this one is about what's inside insects. I don't know why anyone would want to see what is in an insect, but Jakey for some reason likes the book lol. Of course Nathan doesn't care what it's about, it could be about gay vacations and he wouldn't know the difference. He just enjoys the attention Jakey gives him.

Uploading and updating

Today I've decided it's time to catch up on a few months worth of pictures that I haven't uploaded from my camera yet. We've got birthday party pics, Lagoon pics, and cute baby pics. So I'll be posting a bunch today to try to get caught up. I'm not even sure what pics I posted last, I need to go check, but I know it's been a while.

Playtime

Ugh, I know I've gotten really awful about blogging lately. I just have not been in the mood at all. I'm super behind on posting pics in my boys' pic blogs too, I haven't even been taking many pics. It's been a busy week. Last week one of my brothers moved in with us. It's been going pretty well, just getting used to another mouth to feed lol. Saturday we went to Lagoon (local amusement park). Unfortunately it was cold and rainy the whole day, so I didn't really enjoy it much but the boys had a blast. Even Nathan was good the whole time. For Father's Day I ended up having a little party with family. I made delicious lasagna and we all sat around making fun of the first season of Star Trek: TNG that I got Hubby for Father's Day. So cheesy! It was a fun day.

Monday I had a light treatment, Tuesday I had an orthodontist appointment (that I have to drive 2 hrs away for) and scouts, today I luckily have nothing, tomorrow I have another light treatment and need to go help the lady in our ward with MS do some cleaning at some point, Friday I'm taking my sister to an appointment, and Saturday we have a primary kids activity and 2 birthday parties. Plus I watch Little D still 2-3 days a week. I really miss back in the day when I didn't have so much on my calendar lol. I've also had a bad headache for about a week. I even took prescription Ibuprofen and it barely helped. I know it's just because I need to go see the chiropractor, my back and neck are all out of wack, but I just can't get around to it with everything else I do lol.

I've been having fun playing out Wii with the kids. We don't usually get it out much because Little D would ruin it, but now that I don't have him as often I've gotten it out more. Jason is getting much better at Mario Kart than he used to. Now he can actually finish a race instead of just driving in circles forever lol. We also downloaded some old games, like Super Mario World and Metroid. I don't think they have any like ddr3, but they do have a ton to choose from. Right now the boys are fighting over playing Mario Kart. I'm going to show them how to play some other games. :)

Picture perfect

Today on our way home, through off and on downpour, I was enjoying watching the scenery. I love the sky and seeing different clouds and how the sun shines down through the breaks in clouds to light up the mountains. And then as we passed out from under the giant storm front, I looked back from our sunny spot at the billowing dark clouds and rain behind us and it was so cool looking. I also liked seeing the old worn out wood and steel buildings, the ancient barns and outhouses that look like they will fall over at the smallest breeze but manage to stay standing. Makes me really wish I was a great photographer so I could get some cool pictures. I tried to get some nice sunset pictures on our way up Friday, but they kept coming out fuzzy.

Un-fun Run

So, this morning I ran a 5k. My friend Michelle had warned me that there was a big hill but I did not realize just how big it would be. And it was colder than I'm used to running in. So between this giant hill and the cold air I was exhausted before I'd even gone a mile. I ended up walking most of the hill. Luckily the last mile is going back downhill and that was much easier. I would have liked to have a better time, but I figure with the hill and cold I still did ok. I placed 11th in my division with a time of 36:56. Some days I'm not sure if running to get fit is worth it, it would be much easier to check out diet and slimming pills reviews and go that route lol. I do enjoy running though. Most days. When it's not too hot or too cold, and there aren't giant hills lol. I am signed up to run a 10k in 3 months and luckily that course is much easier, I just have to increase my stamina.

Filled Days

Does anyone else feel like this year is going by incredibly fast? I can't believe it's already almost half gone. I think it's because life just keeps getting busier all the time. There used to be a time when I would have nothing at all on my calendar, but now practically every day there is something. Plus, of course, just the business of taking care of the kids and house. Today I have a UVB appointment again, and that's it. It would be nice to get to go running but I can't be outside on the days I do my UVB, plus with the on and off rain, I probably couldn't anyway. Tomorrow I have a cub committee meeting in the morning and a Lia Sophia party in the evening. If the weather cooperates I might get to go running before the party, but we'll have to see. Not many people have RSVPd for it, but hopefully at least my mom and sisters will come, and Little D's mom is planning to come at least. And maybe my SIL. We were looking through the catalog a few days ago and she was telling me she wants to do a purse party soon. I've never been to one of those, I don't know if they are wholesale handbags or designer purses or what, but it sounds fun. Friday we are heading up to Idaho and will be back Sunday night.

Ugh, teething baby is awake again. He has been sleeping horrible, and not napping more than 30mins at a time. I'm going to get him calmed down and then go make me some brownies!

Life these days

I know, bad me, I haven't posted in over a week! What a slacker I'm getting at blogging. So much going on and I just can't make myself write it out. Here's a short rundown of what's going on in my life lately:

* Jacob turned 3 a week ago! (I know, how could I not blog that?!) I don't know if I've mentioned it, but he's potty trained now, which is heaven! It was so much easier than Jason was. We had his birthday party on Saturday and it was a blast. Lots of friends and family came and he enjoyed getting showered with attention, and gifts lol. I have some pictures, but haven't uploaded them yet, but I will TRY to post some in the near future.

* Jason broke a basement window on Jacob's birthday. He pushed their ride-on car thing into the window well and it busted the outer pane of the window. He was grounded the rest of the week and all their outdoor toys were confiscated and put in the shed.

* Jason and Jakey are spending the week in Idaho with the inlaws. It's nice to have a break, the house is quiet and I can get some cleaning done and it STAYS CLEAN! So nice. I do miss them though. :) Another nice thing is being able to enjoy some one on one time with Nathan. He's such a fun, cute little boy but I don't get enough to enjoy his baby stage normally, and I don't want to miss it. So that has been fun.

* We took the boys to see UP a few weeks ago and it was really good. I'm sure we'll be buying it when it comes out. A great family show and the boys did really good at the theater.

* Nathan got his first tooth on Friday. He's been grumpy for a week, and we're still waiting for #2 to pop through. Hopefully it'll come through soon because he has been sleeping worse than normal.

* Jakey and Nathan had well-child checks on Friday. Both doing good. Nathan weighed in at 17lb 14.5oz and 26.25" (I think, I didn't write the measurements down). And Jakey was 27lb and a little over 36" (I really don't think those height measurements are right, and it's annoying me that I didn't write it down lol). Nathan got 3 shots and Jakey got 1. I also had Jason and Little D with me, and let me tell you, taking 4 little kids to a Dr office is NOT fun!

* Nathan rolled for the first time last Wednesday! Yep, almost 7 months old and his very first time rolling. He did it twice that night and hasn't done it again since. What a slacker! LOL

* This Saturday I am running a 5k. We are going up to Idaho Friday night, and the race is in Rexburg Saturday morning. And the only day I can run this week to practice is today. I hope I do good.

* I started light treatments for my psoriasis last week. I get to stand in a big UV booth and get blasted with intense UVB rays for a short time. This should finally get my psoriasis cleared up, plus I'll be nice and tan. I've only done it twice so far (I go twice a week) and I'm already getting tan lines. Downside- higher risk of getting skin cancer. Goody.

OK, I think that's my life in a nutshell! Cute little baby thinks he needs to eat again so I'm going to go cuddle him a bit.

Contract up

Don't you hate when you sign a contract for something and then you are stuck with it? 3 years ago we signed a 2-year "service agreement" with our satellite TV service. There were a few times we had to have it suspended due to finances or moving, so that just prolonged the 2 year agreement, until now. In about a week we will finally be free of our obligation to stay with the company. Not that our service has been bad, we just want the freedom to choose other services. So in one week we are finally getting rid of our satellite service. With the switch to digital broadcasting we will get our local channels and a few other analog channels and that will be enough, and we don't have to pay a thing for it. Most of the stuff we really want to watch is on those channels so we won't be missing much. In fact we will be gaining time that we are currently wasting watching the channels we don't need. And with most TV shows being available online, we can watch shows we don't get any time we want. Right now we are watching old reruns of That 70's Show. It's funny, but I won't really miss it too much. Especially the commercials on this channel. I'd rather watch commercials for auto insurance and movie previews than the awful stuff marketed to teens on The N. Yeah, definitely won't miss that. The only other service contract we have is for our cell phones, and I don't really mind that one because we won't find a better deal anywhere else because I used to work for their customer service department 5 years ago and I still get my 25% discount.

Finally, Bear Lake pics

OK, it's about time I posted some pics from our Bear Lake trip a month ago. (Was it really just a month ago?! Feels like forever, this has been a long month!) In no particular order, and I don't feel like captioning them, but here you go!

Frozen

Lately our laptop keeps freezing up. It used to be super fast but now I frequently have to sit and wait for it to unfreeze. It happens every few minutes. I first thought it was a virus, or that we needed some more notebook memory, but I'm beginning to think it's the latest version of Firefox. It started about the time it updated to the latest version, and Hubby says his work computer has a problem with Firefox too. I could just use Internet Explorer, but then I'd have to actually spend a whole 2 minutes setting all my bookmarks up over there lol. Plus I'm used to Firefox, I don't like IE.

3 Day Weekend!

I'm so glad Hubby gets a 3-day weekend for Memorial Day. And I don't have to babysit either tomorrow, so it'll be nice just to have a little family time. We didn't plan to go camping or on vacation anywhere, so no need for travel medical insurance, we just are staying home. One of these days we need to get our tent fixed and buy some sleeping bags so we can go on camping trips.

What fun stuff are you all doing for Memorial Day?

New Do

My hair has been annoying me for months now but I was waiting until we had some spare cash to get it fixed. It was way too long and the color was faded and gross. Plus most moms lose hair after having a baby and it was getting everywhere. So we finally had the money to get it done this week. My sister-in-law does hair so I went to her salon on Monday and had her go at it. I wanted it cut to at least shoulder length, some choppy layers, and dyed dark brown with some red in it. It turned out perfect, just what I asked for. We cut about 8-10 inches off. I would have donated it to Locks of Love, but couldn't because it was bleached last year and they don't take hair that has been bleached. You can't see the red in the picture, but we put in "peek-a-boo" layers of it. I really like it, but might go with a little more red next time. I like red lol. Hubby and the kids like my hair too. It's really nice to have it shorter now that the weather has gotten hot. I can still pull it out of my face, but it's easy to leave it loose and make it look cute. I'm sure in a few months I'll decide I want long hair again, but for now I'm really liking it short. OK, here's the before and after pics. I absolutely hate pictures of myself, my nose it too big, and I look exhausted (because I am lol), but here I am:

Late night

We've never had curtains for our house. It was just an extra expense we never got around to. But today we finally changed that. We went out and bought a bunch of curtains and rods for most of the rooms in the house. I love the curtains we picked out for the boys' rooms, they are really cute. We started putting them up tonight, but it took a lot longer to put up the rod in the family room than planned, so we only got a few up. Now it's way past bedtime and I am so exhausted I can't think straight (or spell, I had to retype that last sentence a couple times lol). At least I got out of Hubby's idea of a fun night- walking around in sexy bride lingerie. *rolling eyes* Such a guy.

Well, I better get to bed before I get sucked into another episode of Home Improvement.

Have you seen Star Trek yet?

Yesterday Hubby and I went to see the new Star Trek movie. My little sister came over to watch the boys, except the baby. Luckily Nathan is still young enough that he will nap through a whole movie so we took him with us and he did great. I always look up movie times online (and for some reason I always think Westates Theaters is Westgate, dunno why) so I can see all the options available. We have lots of theaters around but usually go to the nearest one even though we could save a few bucks by going to one a little further away.

So, anyway (yeah, I'm tired and just rambling on cuz my brain went to sleep a few hours ago), anyway the movie was great! I really enjoyed the action scenes and character relationships. It was also really funny, a lot of great lines. Definitely one we will be buying when it comes out. And you don't even have to know much about the original series to enjoy the show. I didn't watch the original series much (I'm a Next Generation fan) but still loved the show. And of course it helps that Chris Pine is pretty good to look at! LOL

Sock Monkey Review

I was so excited to get the chance to review an adorable Sock Monkey from GenuineMonkeez.com. I just knew this would be a toy my boys would love.
When I received our sock monkey I was happy to see it was even cuter than I thought it would be. It comes with a little hat and scarf that are removable. Also, to my surprise, there are magnets located in the hands, feet, and hat. And we all know that magnets make everything more fun! My boys were ecstatic when I told them I had mail for them and took off with the sock monkey as soon as I took it out of the package. (Well, as soon as I let them take it from me lol. I was having fun playing with the magnetic parts!)
This sock monkey is very colorful and cute. Unfortunately after just a short time playing with it, the boys brought it to me. One of the arms came off. Luckily it is an easy fix, I just need to grab a needle and thread and put in a few stitches. And one of these days I promise I will get it taken care of. Good thing the hands are magnetic so we haven't lost the arm.

Check out www.genuinemonkeez.com and see the adorable sock monkeys they offer! They would make a great gift for your kids.