Oil Change

Disclaimer: Please excuse the compression shorts :)

I went to my parents house on Monday to do my laundry. I told my mom that we needed to do an oil change on my car and she said, Oil changes are easy we can do it. I laughed and said are you serious? Kyle always changes our oil but I have never learned how. We went to the store bought the stuff and my mom got under our little Honda with me and taught me how to change my oil. IT was not hard at all. I was totally nervous to get under the car because those of you who know me well know that I have a total paranoia about things being on my face. I was so afraid oil or something else was going to spray all over my face. Well, guess what happened. When I took the bolt off of the oil tank I didn't move my hand fast enough and sprayed oil all over my face and my mothers. It was pretty funny. My mom and I had a good laugh. I of course wiped the oil off of my face immediately, my mom stayed under the car. She's tough like that. We did a completely successful oil change and my car drove home from my parents house perfectly. I feel very accomplished :)

Triathlon

July 30th Kyle and I will be running in a Sprint Triathlon. I have been training for it on and off but last week I started running everyday. I've discovered that I do not like to run. I love how I feel afterwards but running is awful! (at least right now) Maybe once I get into better shape I'll enjoy it more. I absolutely love to swim but I can't take two kids with me to swim laps like I can with running. Kyle on the other hand loves to run and hates to swim :) This is good for training because I push him to swim harder and he pushes me to run harder. We are both not very good cyclists so we both laugh anytime we have to ride our bikes up a hill because we are panting terribly. Kyle, poor thing, has to pull the kids in the trailer and ride his bike. We are really looking forward to doing our first Triathlon and hope that we will be in shape to be able to do it well. We would LOVE our family and friends to join us if they'd like :)

Stitches and Stuff

Our first "major" injury with one of our kids. Two weeks ago on our way out to church, Trey fell on the second to last stair and hit his eye right on the corner of the brick wall. We walked back up the stairs with our church stuff, cleaned him up and went to urgent care to get stitches. Daddy's white shirt and tie were red instead of white and yellow. Trey was pretty nervous about getting stitches. Because the cut was so close to his eye Kyle and I had to hold Trey down while the doctor gave him his numbing shot. Trey did not like that very much and it was pretty difficult to keep Trey down. We waited for 15 minutes while the numbing medicine kicked in and then back to the table for the stitches. The nurse came in to help us hold Trey down, the nurse happened to be a large male. I held Trey's head, Kyle held his arms and shoulders and the nurse held from waist down. It was so sad to see Trey screaming and bawling. He kept yelling, "stop pushing me", but Kyle and I knew it was for his own good. After stitches were all done I asked Trey if he wanted to go home or go to church. He said he wanted to go to Sacrament Meeting (ours is last) so off we went. He's such a sweet boy.

The next Sunday Trey was scheduled to get his stitches out. A little boy in nursery hit Trey with a toy right in his eye and of course he immediately panicked. He was fine just nervous about his eye. We took Trey back to urgent care to get his stitches out. The nurse had me hold Trey while he laid on my shoulder so she could take them out but he wouldn't hold still for her so back to the bed we went. We brought in the same male nurse again and held him down. Trey again started screaming, he was so scared. In the middle of crying hysterically Trey yells "Sharp Tooth!!" I instantly started laughing. Trey has been very into Land Before Time lately. I thought it was so funny that in the middle of this traumatic experience he was still thinking about Land Before Time and yelling Sharp Tooth. I asked him afterwards why he yelled that and he said, "Because the scissors were sharp like Sharp Tooth and they were trying to get me". Poor guy. Well, Trey healed great and now we just have to keep sunscreen on it so that his scar doesn't turn pink.

Kajsa is getting so big. She will be 8 month this next week. She has finally started eating baby food, thanks to her Aunt Kallie. I have tried giving it to her since she was 6 month old but she always spray-spits it back out at me. The only thing she would take 3 or 4 bites of was green beans. Kallie came over yesterday and fed Kajsa at the same time as Wesley and she ate it no problem. She has eaten for me 3 times since. YEAH!! She has been growing so much and wanting to nurse like every 2 hours. Solids will help her sleep better at night too, I hope. She is still not crawling on her knees but she can get anywhere she wants to by rolling, twisting, sitting up and turning and pulling herself along the floor. She loves to play with Trey's talking puzzles. Kajsa is such a good baby. She is excellent at sitting and playing with toys around her. She has become quite a mama's girl since about 6 month's old. As long as she can see me in the house she is content, I don't have to be holding her. That is, however, only true if someone else is not holding her. If someone else is holding her than she is constantly reaching for mommy. (This doesn't include daddy thank goodness).

Brother and sister after bath time fun!!

Trying to crawl on all fours.

March through May 8, 2011

I haven't posted anything in so long. Life has been moving at a very fast pace lately. The end of March and about three weeks in April everyone in our family was sick at some point. Kyle had two different terrible viruses right before finals. One of them being MONO. He was sick for about 3 weeks straight. I was busy taking care of the house, the kids, my management job, and kyle's homework. Blogging was the last on the list :)
April 25th marked a momentous day in my life. I purchase with the help of the best mother-in-law in the world!!! my Blendtec. Hooray!! We love it so much and have used it every single day since we got it. Thank you Lynda!
Then we had Kyle's birthday at the end of April. Pictures below. We also celebrated my mom's 50th birthday the very beginning of May. We did the coolest gift for her called Life on Record. It was neat to hear all of her family and friends from her 50 years talk to her.
After Mom's birthday was Trey's 3rd Birthday. We went to the park and just let the kids play around. It was nice and easy. He had a great time. That night Kyle and I had a murder mystery dinner. We had never done one of these before and it was a blast. We had an awesome group of people to do it with. Soo fun.
I have been and am currently working hard at trying to fill the apartments that I manage for the upcoming year. It is a lot of work and keeps me super busy this time of year but I am grateful that I can earn some kind of income and still be a mommy, my most favorite job.


Kyle, Crystal, Josh, Leanne, Whitney, Tyler, Rachelle, and Scott



Bday pics for Trey

Trey asked for a red vacuum for his birthday. He looooves this thing and vacuums many times a day.

Leanne and Josh

Katie, Lucas and Chelsea

Krista and Daniel

Grandpa and Josh

Kallie, Danny, Wesley, Crystal, Kajsa, Leanne, Brittney

The first Sunday in May we went out to Midway to have a picnic. It was so nice to drive through the canyon and be out in nature with just our little family. It was quiet and peaceful and a very enjoyable sunday afternoon.

Kyle's Birthday. Thanks mom for helping out that night and watching our kids!!!

Trey and I decorated the house for Kyle's birthday and surprised him when he got home from school.

Daddy and Trey going on a scooter ride. :) Great look, huh?

Easter money and package from Grandma Lynda. The kiddos were excited

Things I would like to do...

First, you can get a free photo book from Picaboo until March 22nd. The details are on this blog. http://iheartnaptime.blogspot.com/

I read a blog the other day about a Mom who celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday with her kids. She did all sorts of totally fun stuff with her kids all day. Like every hour or two they would read a new Dr. Seuss book and eat yummy food, or make a craft, or play a game. I started thinking that I need to do more things like this with Trey. I think these kind of activities are great ways to learn and have fun and most importantly are the best ways to bond with your child and show them that you love them while making memories. http://sandytoesandpopsicles.blogspot.com/2011/03/happy-birthday-dr-suess-with-guest.html

I would also like to try and revamp some sweaters like this so I can change up my wardrobe without spending a fortune. http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2011/03/spring-sweater-refashion-2011-2.html

Exercise at least 3 days a week. Ideally I would like to exercise Monday thru Friday and 3 of those days be training for the Triathlon I will be doing July 30th in Layton but I think I should start with 3 and work my way up. I loooooove to exercise, especially go to the gym. I love the atmosphere of a gym and all of the options that it has. But I have to choose between a gym pass and the Blendtec and lets be honest, I'd rather have the Blendtec and workout without a gym :)

The Love Month 2011

He's such a good big brother.


Trey put these potholders on his feet and said "look mom, duck feet!" He is becoming so creative and imaginitive while he plays.

We went to St. George for President Day to see Kyle's parents and cousins. It was a great weekend. Kyle has won the last two racquetball tournaments in the highest level at BYU so of course Stevo had to challenge him. He did teach Kyle all he knows :)

Trey and cousin Morgan

Trey and Cousin Mason

Grandma Lynda and Grandpa Steve with the kiddos.

Love Kajsa's facial expression!

Uncle Bill, Mason, Trey, Morgan and Kajsa

A few weeks ago when it dumped snow on us we decided to go sledding at BYU with Stefanie and her kids Grace and Rocco. Emily Little was kind enough to come along and help me with the kids. Trey and Grace looked so cute going down together and Kajsa went sledding with mommy for the first time. We all had so much fun. Afterwards, Kyle met us and we went and ate at the cougareat.

My New Obsession

So... I have this new obsession with these blenders. I have seen them both at booths in Costco and Sam's Club. Whenever I go there, I stand at the counter with my kids for like 45 minutes trying all of the samples. They are soooo good. :) Kyle finds it quite humorous. I have read reveiws comparing the two. They have become a part of my daily conversations and the butt of my jokes. I really really really want one but they are like $400 dollars. I know... Kyle thinks I'm crazy too, but think of all of the things I can make with it. I can make baby food and puree whatever we are eating, smoothies, ice cream, soups. The ice cream is amazing and is made with no sugar or dairy. Perfect for my lactose intolerant little boy. They even grind wheat for making bread!!! A-mazing. But for now, I will just have to wish.