Around the House

We have been really busy around the house lately. We are saving for carpet so what we decided to do is put tile in our master bath, the other upstairs bath, and a section in front of our sliding glass door. Carl is such a handy man that we started in our master bath which has up to this point had carpet (I know disgusting but we didn't have it done that way, the negative aspect of buying a previously owned home). So we worked and worked (mostly Carl) and he got the tile done and then we decided to paint. I thought yellow would be good, then we painted, the color I got looked florescent. Long story short we painted 4 coats of paint on many parts of our master bath. Here is a look at the pretty well finished project. Carl is so great to have around! Thanks, babe!




I thought I'd finally throw in a picture of my ever growing belly. I've got a couple of months to go and things are still really good. I crave sleep and fruits especially oranges and the end of the school year.




I couldn't help but throw this one in of Garrick riding his tractor. He is so funny, and his dad and Grandpa Bench are very proud of the farm boy he is becoming. What a cutie. Also thanks to some great advice (THANKS AMY!!) and some good tiring play he has been napping much better.

A- Attached or single: Attached to the cutest boys.
B- Best Friend: Carl and Chann
C-Cake or Pie: I am horrible. I don't like either but today I would choose cake.
D- Day of Choice: Weekend days with my boys and the last day of school.
E- Essential Item (s): diaper, cell, earings.
F- Favorite Color: Yellow lately
G- Gummy Bears or Worms: Worms for sure.
H- Hometown: Roy, Utah
I- Indulgence(s): Clothes and Cheese
J- January or July: July because winter is getting really old by the time January rolls around.
K-Kids: Garrick 2 and womb baby 28 weeks.
L-Like or Love: Love
M- Marriage Date: June 22, 2001
N- Number of Siblings: 3 brothers, 3 sisters
O- Oranges or Apples: Oranges, I crave them like crazy. I did with Icky too.
P- Phobias or Fears: I am clostrophobic mostly if I get stuck not really of small spaces. I am afraid of too many other things.
Q- Quote(s): Because I teach teenagers, "Attitude is everything, pick a good one."
R- Reason To Smile: Icky, Carl, and my Lunch Bunch at work
S- Season: Fall-I like when it finally cools down and my birthday is in the fall.
T- Tag Six: Jodi W. and all the others on my list, you know who you are.
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I have become a non-toucher. I really don't like people (students) touching or trying to hug me it really creeps me out. This is kind of a new thing for me.
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Oh I am for sure both. But I almost always eat both at dinner.
W- Worst Habit: Working on too many things at once so that I don't get any of them finished in a timely manner, Beanie for Carl, Blanked for Garrick, Pressed flower pictures for the baby's room, I could go on and on.
X- X-Rays or Ultrasounds: Ultrasounds, one everymonth to look at the "Monkey" which is what Garrick thinks I am having.
Y- Your Favorite Food: CHEESE!! I could eat it all day I go through withdrawls if I don't get my fix. Icky is a cheese monster too.
Z: Zodiac: Taurus

To Nap or Not to Nap

My wonderful darling boy is such a good kid, he eats good, he sleeps at night good, he listens pretty good, and he talks like a freakin' champ. But naps are the bane of my existence. He doesn't give my sitter any problems but he has been a pill for my mom and myself for sometime. This coupled with the switch to a toddler bed has made nap time frustrating to me and really funny to him. Even if he is dead tired he fights napping, I know this because I will pick him up and hold him for less than 5 minutes and he is out. It is almost like he is so tired but he can't get himself to sit still, because once he does he is out. Naps are also really important for him, he really needs his naps (okay truth be told maybe we both do), he becomes this crazy person without them as do I. Any of you wonderful toddler moms who has a trick, the advice would be more than welcome. So for me not nappping is not an option, but Garrick thinks it is funny to test me. Amy you were right I spoke a little too soon, but if naps are my only issue with my two year old I am so happy. Oh, naps and the ever growing baby in my womb, she and Garrick are really, I mean really hard to carry together.

Happy Birthday Garrick

We have tons of great pictures from Garrick's birthday which was really fun but this video is priceless. We were at Carl's parents over the weekend and just invited his siblings over for cake. He had had such a good day and he even got to lick the frosting beater, that I didn't expect this good a reaction. He loves the birthday song now, last night he actually asked us to sing it to him as we put him to bed, and now our house is a birthday house and all of his toys are birthday toys. He is so cute and hilarious, who said 2 is so terrible?