Sunday Walk

Surprise, surprise our little guy is sick...for the hundredth time (I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong!).

So, we decided to give him a little fresh air. This is him on our Sunday walk. Honestly, I can't get enough of his cute little face. Its hard to imagine that we could love him any more than we already do, but every day somehow the love increases.

Happy 11 months!

Old Photos

Okay, so I might be a little late posting these (like 3 or 4 months), but here are a few of my favorites from C-dogs photo shoot (minus the ones already posted, because you guys don't need any repeats).

Surgery Update

The surgery went well. We go back in on Thursday, then again in another 3 weeks. We are keeping our fingers crossed that everything heals the way that it should. He has handled it like a champ (which I think is partially due to the pain medication he is on).

Graduate 2010

Last Tuesday Cody took the last final of his undergraduate career. And, he managed to finish in the top 10% of his class.

Now, he is the proud owner of a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

I couldn't be more proud of him! All of his long, sleepless nights of studying have paid off!

Way to go Mike!

On an unrelated side note...Little Donny has his surgery tomorrow. And, although we are both nervous for him (especially Cody, since he suffered the same fate) I am sure things will turn out just fine.

Nothin' New

Sometimes I get overwhelmed with life. Lately that has been the case. It keeps me up at night and makes my head hurt.

Then, I read something inspirational (today it was on nienie) and I take a weekend trip to Idaho and I start to feel better.

Only 1 more week and Cody is done with school. yay!

p.s. Can you believe our little baby boy is 10 months old? He is starting to lose his baby-ness and look like an actual little boy. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

Sawyer

This Monday my brother Jordan and his wife Amy had baby boy #2, Sawyer. When he was born we were all sick so I had to wait a few days to see him. But, it was worth it. He is so cute and SO tiny!













And here are a few pictures of our baby boy, just because.

Easter

Just a quick snapshot of the Egg Hunt at Mimi's.
The scrunched up nose is his new favorite face to pull.

The April Fools Joke

I decided to make sponge brownies, something I came up with one year in college. I cut sponges in half, soak them in Hershey's syrup, freeze them, then frost them.

In the end they look exactly like a nice, moist, delicious brownie. You can't tell a difference unless you already knew it existed.

I was going to give them to some of our friends that live next door, but then Clarke told me that he had dinner planned with Caleb (Cody's brother) and that he would be more than willing to bring them to him instead.

I thought that was a brilliant idea.

After dinner Caleb was too full to try them out, so he put them in his car. He was going to take them into work with him, but was late so he forgot.

Sometime after that I got a text thanking me for the brownies and saying I was the best sister-in-law ever. It made me feel kind of bad, but not bad enough to tell him the truth. Not yet at least.

After his shift was over he was feeling quite hungry. When he got to his car he remembered the brownies. He took one big bite, that strongly resembled cardboard, then said my name in a bitter 'you got me' tone.

That's when I received a second text message informing me I was no longer the best.

My only regret is that I didn't get to see him try it out. But, I guess hearing about it was funny enough.

Kisses

I don't feel like working on my articles that are due for the newspaper tonight, so I thought I would post instead.

The little guy has been sick, again. Croup plus an infection in both ears. He is definitely my son. And, when there is a sickness within 500 yards of me, no matter what it is, I'll get it too. Which I did.

So, I laid on the floor today next to him, feeling sorry for myself, while he played with his purple-ish elephant-mouse toy. He must have noticed something was wrong because every minute or so he would crawl over and kiss my cheek. I loved every minute of his slobbery goo-ness.

Its things like that which stop me from spanking his little butt when he messes with the computer and deletes all of the notes and interviews for my article I've been working on.

Grrr.

Right Now

Since the weather has been warmer I've been gone. It feels SO GOOD to get out of the house. Well, until it decided to snow yesterday and today. So, here I am, back and home, which means I have time to blog. Unfortunately, I don't have much to say.

We have a new niece Attylee Marie. She was born on Monday. We love her, lots.

I'm still training for the marathon in June. Most days when I go running I think, "What in the world did I get myself into?" I'm really not very good at it. But, I'm improving little by little.

Cody is getting close to graduation. Which is both really exciting and really scary. Exciting because he will finally be done! And scary because then we will officially be a part of the real world and we'll have to start making real world decisions...or at least that's how it feels. Even though we have already been doing it for years.

The little guys is getting bigger and smarter and better each day. Last night was the first time that he chose his daddy over me. Now I know how Cody has felt for the past 9+ months. Sad. He crawls like a champ, is trying to stand, and really wants to walk; but he isn't close at all. Oh, and he is teething like crazy. Right now he is screaming because his mouth hurts. I guess I better go give him some more of that numbing gel.

Until next time.

p.s. I had a great April Fools joke, but I'll have to share it with you tomorrow because it is still in the works. Mwha ha ha.

Spring Break 2010

This weekend we went to Idaho. We had a blast bowling, skating, playing word games, watching movies, eating good food, and just being together. Here are a few pictures to prove it...

Fast Sunday

During sacrament meeting at church we sat behind a family with 3 young boys. It was Fast Sunday and the family's oldest boy (I'd say he was about 9) got up to share his testimony.

It went something like this:

"I know the church is true. I love my family. (Long Pause) This morning I went with my dad to do fast offerings. When we got to the last house the guy gave us five dollars, and he wasn't even Mormon. (Long Pause) You should think about that."

With a chuckle from the audience the boy walked off the stand. By the time he got back to his parents, there were tears in his eyes. He was serious about what he had said, and he didn't get why everyone laughed. I could tell he was so embarrassed.

The dad tucked the boys head into his shoulder and told him he did a great job. I then vowed that after the meeting was over, I would tell him he did a great job too. I just couldn't stand the thought that his embarrassment (for trying to do the right thing) might deter him from ever sharing his testimony again.

When the meeting ended I got up and went to say something, but before I opened my mouth another lady interrupted. So, I waited for her to go first.

This is what she said:

"Are you the boy that said your testimony about the five dollars? That man you talked about is my husband. You're right, he isn't a Mormon. I haven't been to church in over ten years, but after you came to my house this morning I realized it was time I came back. So, thank you."

Then she walked away.

I no longer felt the need to say anything at all. I mainly just wanted to cry. Okay, I did cry...just a little.

Crawling

Pics

We finally got some pictures of the little man taken. He refused to smile and only lasted a few minutes before breaking out in sobs.

Go HERE if you want to see more...they are incredibly cute.











Photo by Brianne Serrano Photography