Day 14-'A picture of you and your family

This is taken from the day after Corbin was born

Day 13-A letter to someone who has hurt you recently

Dear treadmill at the gym,

I was on you the other day for quite a while and I thought we were having an okay time, granted it could have better, but that was no reason to make my joints hurt so much.  You could blame it on the fact that I just had a baby or that I'm completely out of shape again.  You could say that it's all my fault and I should know better, but SERIOUSLY!  There was no need to hurt my pride and my body all in one day.  Please be kinder to me the next time we meet.  It will help me to want to run on you again.

Day 12-How you found out about blogger and why you have one

I found out about Blogger because I have lots of friends and family who live far away that used it.  They requested that I too join the blog community to keep in contact with everyone's lives.  So, I think it was right before Conner was born, I started it to help my friends and family feel closer to us and so I can keep in touch through the cyber world.

Day 11-Another picture of you and your friends

I don't have any pics of me with my friends, but I do have a pic of all of our kids.  There are two missing who were sleeping at the time.

Little gifts from Conner

C: "Mom, you're NOT the boss!"

Me: "Who is the boss then?"

C: "YOU'RE the boss!"

C: "Mom, you can change my bum," said as if this were the best present he could give me.

Me: "When are you going to start using the potty like a big boy?"

C: "I'm not a big boy, Mommy, I'm just your Conner."

Me: "Conner, I'm talking on the phone, can you wait a minute?"

C: Grabs my face and pulls it towards him, "I need your attention RIGHT NOW or you will have a TIME OUT."

Me: "K can I have my time out now?"

C: "NOPE you need to listen to me and not the phone."

C: "Mommy, can you read me this book and hold me for a while?" It's hard to resist him.

C: "See those flowers, we need to buy flowers for Grandma cuz that would make her SO happy."

C: "I need to go to Grandma's house today." As we are driving to get Kaily from school.

Me: "We do? But Grandma isn't home."

C: "Then we can pick her up from wk, that would make her happy. And then Papa can buy pizza A N D Kaily can have a play date with Marti and I can have a play date with Grandma and you and Corvin can go shopping." (he can't say the b in Corbin's name.)

Me: "Conner, Grandma is on a trip."

C: "Then I will wait for her on her lawn."

C: "Mommy, I love you."

Day 10-Songs you listen to when you're bored, happy, sad, mad, hyped

WOW, this challenge has made me feel so BORING!

To be honest I can't tell you who sings what songs and I can't tell you the name of the songs like other people I know. I'm one of those people who google the words to find the name and artist. So this one will have to be limited to genre of music.

Most of the time I listen to country. When working out I listen to a lot of alternative and punk, and all the other times I listen to Backyardagins, Barney, Wiggles or anything else that the kids happen to be listening to. Once in a while I listen to churchy songs and FM100.

Day 9-Something you're proud of in the past few days

Today we made a Valentine tree. The kids asked me if we could leave the Christmas tree up a little longer so I decided to make it a Valentine tree. Today we made the Valentines. I don't usually let my kids help me with crafty things, Clint does. It makes me crazy to let them b/c I'm kind of a perfectionist and I like things to look a certain way. I am proud of myself for letting them and then letting them choose how to decorate them.

I am also proud of myself for letting the small things go, like the bow Kaily wears in her hair to school, ie: NOT a color that matches her outfit. This takes a lot of will power for me to do, but I am learning the power of letting her express herself. I just tell myself it's just a bow not the whole outfit and I would rather this type of self-expression than some other things.

Day 8-Short term goals for this month and when you'll accomplish them

The month is almost over so this is for next month.

It seems that my brain went on vacation this last month, or maybe it's just coming back from having a baby, either way I feel very behind on lots of things. Things that should not be ignored have been and things that should be ignored have not. So my goal for this next month is to make sure I'm on top of all the important things before it's to late to take care of.

Day 7-A picture of someone/something that has the biggest impact on you

Day 6-Favorite super hero and why

I don't like this one because I think all the super hero's are kinda dumb. If I HAD to choose one it would probably be Iron Man, but only because he is supper smart and has lots of fun toys. Also I kinda like arrogant men as long as I don't have to deal with them on a personal level.

Day 5-A picture of somewhere you've been to

This is Havasu Falls before the flood.

Day 4- A habit that you wish you didn't have

I come from a very loud house. So I grew up yelling or shouting. It's not a habit I like and it's one that comes out at the worst times. It's something I'm working on.

The boys

This is for everyone that says they look alike. What do you think?

3 months

Corbin turned 3 moths on Jan 12. Some things he has learned:

• rolling over onto his stomach, which he hates
• finding his hands, now he won't stop sucking them
• finding his feet
• laughing
• wears 3-6 month clothes
• loves to kick his feet and to make himself bounce in his bouncer
• calms down only for mom

For the most part he is a smiley happy baby. He is content most of the time and loves his brother and sister.

Day 3

This is my Bestie, Julie. She came out to visit me last summer and we had so much fun! She is the closest thing I will ever have to a sister. I don't know what I would do with out her and her craziness. Wish we lived closer so we could do more fun things together. What's even better is our kids like each other.

Day 2

This is really boring. My blog name is not fun or inventive. It just states who we are. So this might be a good time to ask for suggestions on a new blog name. If you have ideas for us post them in the comments.

Day 1

This is the most recent picture of me. We are at the lights on Temple Square. 15 interesting facts about me, hmm this is going to be a challenge to think of that many things.

1. I didn't like reading until I was 21
2. I don't have a favorite book, movie, color, food, or just about anything else.
3. I like orange juice but don't like oranges
4. I'm afraid of falling and heights but I want to go sky diving
5. I didn't enjoy being a girl until I was 19
6. I love soccer
7. I love to dance
8. I hate cleaning bathrooms
9. I love surprises, but rarely get them because I figure them out too soon
10. I love to go to office supply stores
11. I love the water
12. I enjoy cooking and baking, but not rolls or pie crusts
13. I don't like coconut, but I love the smell of it
14. I would rather be barefoot, even in the winter
15. I love to drive

New Year

Happy New Year!

What a great year 2010 has been for us. We are excited to see what 2011 will bring, I'm sure lots of changes. We hope you all have a great New Year! We celebrated by staying home and playing games. Kids were all in bed by 9 while Clint and I stayed up only long enough to kiss and say good night at 12:15 am.