I made Caroline this skirt the other day, and I was trying to take a picture of her but she thought we were playing a game. She would sit there and then crawl after me as fast as she could and then crawl into my lap and bury her head. This is her in attack mode.....

ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK!!!

We went in circles around the family room, she just laughed and laughed, thought it was the funniest thing!

Caroline Crawling

Caroline's funky little crawl!!

Stock Show Time Again

Ry has been asking to go to the Stock Show for over 3 months and the time has finally come!!! He was so excited, he could hardly it stand!! He wanted to wear his cowboy boots and hat, I was so worried about him losing them or his boots falling off, but he did great. We found a warm up arena and all the girls kept coming up to him and letting him pet their horses. The last girl that came up was a blond and Ry blow her a kiss as she rode away-F.L.I.R.T.-but so cute!! He can hardly contain his excitement!!

Pretty happy girl for double ear infection and not even on medication yet.
The kids are still going to bed at 6:30 so this was a VERY late night for them(we didn't get home until 10:45 and they were both awake and happy when we got home), luckily they both took great naps before we left. Our original plan was to go to the Stock Show, look at all the animals then go home and take naps and then go back for the rodeo. But since we moved like a herd of turtles we weren't ready to leave the house until 12, but by then it was nap time so we just stayed home, napped, had an early dinner, then headed out to the Stock Show and Rodeo. The only animals that were there were the FFA baby animals-it was perfect!! We saw a chick hatch out of an egg, baby ducklings going down a water slide and chicks getting on a Ferris wheel and jumping off. We also saw piglets drinking milk from their mama!

Checking out the piglets

Brand new baby chicks

Everything about this says comfort food!picture and recipe come from Cooklight

this is my new favorite dinner!! it is so easy, quick and pretty cheap(about $6),healthy(the recipe comes from CookingLight) and SOOOO tasty! i have made twice now in less the 24 hours!

I've made it with boiled and chicken in a can, and both were wonderful,also i guess I can't read instructions very well because yesterday i mix the chicken in with all the other ingredients and it was just fine, you really can't mess this recipe up!!! I LOVE IT!!!

Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
1 cup (4 ounces) preshredded 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese, divided (i just used cheddar cause it was all i had)
1/3 cup fat-free milk(any type of milk)
1/4 cup egg substitute ( i used 1 whole egg beaten)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 (14 3/4-ounce) can cream-style corn
1 (8.5-ounce) box corn muffin mix (i used jiff)
1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
Cooking spray
1 (10-ounce) can red enchilada sauce (such as Old El Paso)
2 cups shredded cooked chicken breast
1/2 cup fat-free sour cream
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Combine 1/4 cup cheese and next 7 ingredients (through chiles) in a large bowl, stirring just until moist. Pour mixture into a 13 x 9–inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
3. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until set. Pierce entire surface liberally with a fork; pour enchilada sauce over top. Top with chicken; sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 pieces; top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream.

Add some avocados and tomatoes and call it good! Real good

Highway robbery...

Today our doctor bill for my two sweets was $70-(that didn't include the $80 for medication for both kids with raging ear infections)We have gone to the circus, Disney on Ice and the rodeo all combined for less then that....and have WAY better memories!! Sometimes being a grown up sucks!! But at least they were both sick(that sounds horrible I know) and I didn't waste the money on nothing....right? I hate going to the doctor and him saying "oh well he just has a cold and now it has to run it's course!"auuugghh!!! Now we can get them feeling better and happy!!! And maybe, just maybe the faucet on both noses will be turned off! I do have to say though for the type of ear infection the doctor says Caroline has she's been pretty dang happy! Thank goodness!!!

Today I was making Caroline some dinner and Ryan asked what I was making-

M-I'm making Caroline some eggs

R-Those are gross, Mom, not eggs she thinks those are ugusting(disgusting)

he is the one who thinks they are gross, and now he's trying to brain wash her.

Ryan came up to me yesterday and was rubbing his back with both his hands...

M-Ryan whats the matter?

R-Oh mom my back is killing me!

I guess my back has been bothering me lately!

Girl Scout cookies are eeeeeevvalll!

but so good....

have i told you lately that i love you...

GARAGE!!!

i LOVE my garage! 29 years old and this is the first time I have EVER parked a car in a garage!! Growing up the garage was used for storage, junk, a boat, various surfing items, at one point my room, a game room, a dog house, i am sure there are a couple of other things i am missing. Soooo, I never truly understood the hype of parking in a garage. It is AWESOME! My car has stayed cleaner, I can put the kids in and buckle them while trying to get out of the house so I don't have a trail of disaster following me as I try to leave, we don't have to freeze or over heat depending on the season. I can honestly say now I am a true believer in "garage is meant for the cars"

If you give a 2 year old a train ride in the zoo.....Of course he will want to see the elephants, and when he sees the elephant statue it will remind him of the kangaroo's on the other side of the zoo........ So we cross to the other side of the zoo to find the kissing kangaroo. And if you kiss a kangaroo it reminds you that you never want to kiss an alligator, so you have to find the ones that are behind the glass......
When you find the alligator behind the glass, you are thankful that he can't reach you because he might be hungry for lunch, and that gets you thinking lunch??? Maybe we should feed the birds they might be hungry for lunch.......
Once you fed the birds and everyone is full, you think it might be nice to sit down for a little while. Do you know the perfect place to sit down?

SO........you go get on the train, and once you get on the train...........................

We went to the zoo today just for a train ride, but once the train ride was over we of course had to see the rest of the zoo. I was so excited because I went with out a diaper bag or a stroller-thus the reason for all old pictures-no diaper bag=no camera! I did tuck a diaper in between me and Carolines baby Bjorn, just in case! The weather was beautiful and we are going to head to the zoo again tomorrow with some friends!!

Ryan just tooted and I asked him:

M-ry did you just toot?

Ry-i think it was a coyote!

All very mater of fact and that was the end of the conversation!

Come to think of it, it did kinda sound like a coyote!

Sunny days....

Today after church was one of the first sunny shorts days we've had in a long time!! Ryan loved climbing and playing all over his new toy. This is the first time Ry has really gotten to play on this toy and I fore see a lot of yard time in our future!! Caroline was also out here playing but I didn't catcha picture of that! Now everyone is down for naps!!

The best couple of days!

We have had the best couple of days lately(attitude and behavior wise). Yesterday a friend called and invited us to the botanical gardens, and I jumped on the chance because I was feeling really lazy but I knew I needed to get out of the house. So we hurried up and got dressed, packed a simple lunch and were off. It was such a beautiful day and the kids had a blast running around in the fresh air. We were there almost three hours, then we decided since everyone was still so happy and nice that we would head over to the museum! It was such a fun day with friends and so simple!

Then today we headed to the zoo with Mimi(Ry had been asking to see her for a couple of days). We thought the weather was supposed to be beautiful today, but not quite, it was a little cold and windy but that meant the zoo was pretty empty and once you got moving the little chill wasn't too bad. Ryan was so good today, it was so nice and refreshing to have a happy compliant little man. We just strolled along asking lots of questions and taking our time. The most amazing part of it was Ry was totally cheesing it up for the camera! All the pictures are on Mimis camera but I will post them as soon as I get them because they are some of the best ones we've gotten in a while!! Also Caroline was fabulous both days I don't think we heard a peep out of her either day but she was happy to look around, kick her legs and laugh!! She has turned into such an easy baby, it's a blessing! She is happy to go and do whatever is going on, with little to no fuss!!

Hopefully this good behavior trend will continue because it sure makes things alot easier! Sorry for all the bragging but lately I haven't had much to brag about behavior wise so I decided to jump on the chance!

IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER!!

Well it finally happened, at 2-1/2 years exactly Ryan figured out how to climb out of his crib aaaaaaaaaauuuuurrrrrgggggggggghhhhhhhhhh!!!! I hope my threats of a spanking will keep him in there a little longer, I'm not ready for that freedom!!

As I mentioned above Ry turned 2-1/2 yesterday so I thought I would highlight some of things fun is doing:

He is potty trained

loves anything TOY STORY-we are all currently different Toy Story characters

he is asking how everything thing works

loves to feed the ducks

he is starting to eat a little better-last night he ate his portion and Jared's of Pineapple Chicken Curry

he is very polite

he can carry on a full adult conversation(in person or on the phone)

he loves books

FUNNY

loves the museum

loves the zoo

loves nursery

is starting to sit through Sacrament meeting some what quietly

LoVEs his Cousins

is a great big brother-very gentle and concerned

loves to play outside

loves to go places

LOVES his daddy

HAPPY

enjoys art projects

is helping mommy is the kitchen

great a cleaning up(most days)

loves his blanket

the list could go on and on.....

We love you so much Ry and are so happy you are a part of our family!

not bragging or anything, well maybe justa little!

Can I just tell you that I LOVE our 6:30 bedtime, sleeping through the night until 8:30am and then a two hour nap during the day schedule for both kiddos!! Thanks Katie for the wonderful insight and opening my eyes to a whole new world!!

what is up with this little girl?

She has a strange knack for pooping in the tub!! At least once a week she leaves a little present in the tub and I have to hurry and get her and Ry out before one of them decides to dunk themselves, drink the water or put a toy in their mouths. I guess this trend helps clean the bath tub really clean though!!

How does something so cute do something so nasty??

funny things

The other day Ryan grabed a ball of yarn and held it over his head and said, "Look mom it's the Milkyway!"

Don't ask me where he comes up with it but he keeps us on our toes!!