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Lovely isn't it? This is a representation of me and what I have been doing since LAST WEDNESDAY! I have the freaking influenza. Oh yes, it's true! I got the nasal swab to prove it. This is the 2nd time I have had it. What's up with that? At least this time I was home and not in Oklahoma City (Hi Mel!) and luckily I'm the only one who got it. Our doc thought that Kannon might have had a mild case of it, since he was a little fussy and had a runny nose, but thanks to my meticulous handwashing, no one else got it. (the meticulous handwashing comment is an inside joke to Chris since he always makes fun of my being the handwashing natzi.)

Twilight

Holy cow....I am pumped! The cast of the Twilight Movie has been announced. These actors are pretty close to what was in my mind. The characters are from the left: Emmett, Rosalie, Esme, Edward, Carlisle, Alice, Jasper.

I got the picture and info from Stephanie Meyer's website so hopefully it's accurate.

I CAN NOT WAIT to see this movie!!!!!

Accomplishing Stuff

This little guy has been sleeping so much better this week (knock on wood) at least during the day. So I have been able to accomplish enough that I don't feel so overwhelmed by my house. Yay! Yesterday I got all caught up on laundry, cleaned the upstairs bathroom, dusted the up and down stairs and swept and mopped the kitchen. Today, it's only 9:50am and I have cleaned my bathroom, vaccuumed the house and scrubbed the living room carpet. Woo hoo! Now I have the rest of the day to play!

The weather here in TN is pretty mild, but I am still ready for spring. My kids need to play outside to get rid of some energy and I would love to open the windows for some fresh air. It would be nice to wear my beloved flip flops again too. Soon, it will be here, then it will be hot and then I'll be complaining about the heat and humidity. I guess I'm never happy! :)

Hubby Tag

I have seen this on a bunch of blogs, so I thought I would tag myself and do it. If you're reading this, consider your self tagged too.

What is his name? Chris
How long have you been married? this June, we will have been married for 10 years
Who long did you date? about a year or so
How old is he? 34
Who eats more sweets? definitely me, except when it comes to ice cream...Chris loves his nightly ice cream
Who said I love you first? I'm sure he did, but I don't recall the exact moment
Who is taller? he is-He is 6'2" and I am 5'3"
Who can sing better? I can and I'm not that great-bless his heart

Who is smarter? he is, he seems to know everything. But he wouldn't know I thought that he was smarter because I am a bossy know-it-all. (trying to work on that)
Who does the laundry? me. I'm sure he would do it, but I freak if he goes near it

Who pays the bills? me. He is super busy and I'm a control freak, so it just works better that way. It also is beneficial to me because then he doesn't know what I spend money on. :)

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does so I can sleep closer to Kannon's basinet

Who mows the lawn? Funny you should ask...this is a source of contention for us. I think the grass needs to be cut once a week, which is an unreasonable amount, in his mind. "It needs to be longer to be healthy," he says. Um yeah, 10 inch grass is super healthy. :) He's just hates yard work. Anyway, 2 yrs ago I wised up and hired a company to cut it. Chris felt a bit unmanly because, "A guy is supposed to cut his own lawn." So he tried to do it last summer. Luckily we had a drought and our lawn didn't grown much, but even then, I had to beg him to do it. And yes, before you ask, we DO have a riding lawn mower. This year, he has finally come to terms with the fact that he can devote his precious time off to our family, have someone else mow our lawn and keep his man card. It's a win-win situation!!!
Who cooks dinner? me. Chris helps where he can.
Who drives? Always him. When we drove here to move from UT, he drove probably 26 of the 27 hours.

Who is more stubborn? we both are. He's more stubborn with the kids though.

Who kissed who first? I can't remember (real romantic, aren't I?)
Who asked who out first? I can't remember who asked whom out, but we ate at Maple Garden. Who proposed? I did actually. Kind of dorky though. (I am embarrassed to write this) I used Chewy Sprees because he loves them. I think I still have them somewhere. I did pout until he got down on one knee though.

Who has more siblings? we both have one. I have one brother and he has one sister.
Who wears the pants? I think he and I would both agree that I do. He's just pretty easy going. If he felt strongly about something, I would totally back down.

Chris is the BEST husband and treats me lots better than I deserve. He is hands down, the best gift giver ever!!!!! He could do classes for other men out there. He is very thoughtful, always sweet to me and rarely looses his temper (with me). I am so spoiled by him with how he treats me and the things he does for me. I love his guts and am so glad he's stuck with me forever, like super glue!!! :)

Review

We had a crazy week!!!! Addi was super sick with strep. Poor thing. She hasn't been that sick for a very long time. She is finally feeling better. Kannon and I had a rough time because our routine got messed up. He didn't like having to share me with his sister during the day and I didn't like not being able to take my nap when Kannon does. We should have a better week this week!

Mr Kannon is a crazy messy eater, but is really enjoying sweet potatoes, carrots and bananas.
Kannon is starting to like his excersaucer and little more. He will actually sit in it and play for a little bit. Yay me!
This week for movie night, we watched Snow Buddies. So to go a long with that, I showed the kids how to make snowflakes with paper and they loved it! It kept them busy and tv free for almost an hour.

I can't believe how much these two look alike! Today at church at least 4 different people came up to me to comment on how much they both look like their dad. They both remind me of my brother Jon who has blonde hair and blue eyes. But there is no denying that they look like their dad too.

movie night

Inspired by a blog that I like to read, our family has institued movie night on Friday nights. We all get together and watch a movie with some fun snacks or prizes. So far we have done Ratatouille with an Emil ring toss and yo yo's that I found on Clearance, Spiderman 3 with cute Spiderman masks, Monsters Inc with monster cookies and last Friday we watched The Game Plan and ate football fare: hot dogs, chips and cookies. We have had a good time and it's a fun thing that we all look forward to all week. We usually set up a blanket on the living room floor to eat and watch our movie. Good times!

President Hinckley

My good friend Sandy called last night to let us know that President Hinckley, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints passed away. He was 97 years old. I am very sad to hear this news. Not sad for him because I know he is rejoicing in Heaven to be reunited with his dear wife Marjorie, but sad for me. He is "my prophet", because he is the one who was the prophet for most of my adult life. His words and his works have inspired me so much. He has made me want to be a better person. He's was such a wonderful example to me and to everyone else. I can't express near as eloquently as others about what he has done, but his influence will affect me and my family for the rest of our lives. I love you and will miss you President Hinckley.

Splash Bash

We had Mason's birthday party yesterday at the YMCA. It was fabulous!! All I had to do was bring cupcakes. No stress at all!!! After we had cake and opened presents, all the kids and some lucky parents :) went swimming. They all had a bunch of fun!

Circus

Our good friend Sam (and her grandson Alex) got us tickets to the Ringling Brothers Circus on Thursday. We had the best seats and had a total blast!! Well, all of us except Kannon, he wasn't all that thrilled by the noise and pretty much just nursed the entire time. The theme was "Bello-bration." Bello was a funny dare devil clown that had hair pointing up. He threw some hair into the stand and Chris caught one for Mason. There was a cool lion act, an elephant act, a puppy act, the clowns were really funny (and I hate clowns), there was a tight rope walker, trapeze artists and cool gymnasts. It was awesome! Please excuse the poor quality pictures, I never take my good camera with me any more. It's too much work! So I just use my crappy point and shoot. Oh well, it's the memoreis, right?

Crabby

Boy am I ever today!! I don't really know what's wrong. There isn't anything big, it's just a bunch of little things- the magnet board in my sb room fell down and I can't figure out how to hang it back up, my house is messy, even though I spend about 2 hrs cleaning last night before bed, my baby doesn't know how to sleep unless he is pressed right up against my chest, I have too many projects going on (reorganizing my bedroom and freshening it up a bit, painting and redoing Chris's office) photos to edit and send to the printer, stuff to get ready for Mason's birthday party next Saturday (and I still don't know what to get him) and I have a stinkin' cold that I've had for almost a month! grrrrrrrr!!! And Chris is going to be gone to a few meetings and such this weekend. Boo hoo!! Hopefully I can get on top of things and have a relaxing day tomorrow.

4 months

Kannon's 4 month highlights:

*rolled over back to belly

*chews on his hands constantly

*found his feet

*"talks" all the time

*eats ALL the time

*loves to be talked too

*laughs, deep belly laughs, at his daddy and Addi

*blows spit bubbles and raspberries

*is still a terrible sleeper (wakes up 4-5 times a night) but eats quickly and goes back to sleep easily

*is using his stomach muscles to sit up by himself

Is mommy's best shopping pal and companion during the day!

tagged

I know I am a dork, but I love these things.

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 years ago: I was working at the 'Reg, Ogden Regional Medical Center, in the Pharmacy. Chris and I were dating.

5 things on my to-do list today: (I am going to answer with things I crossed off my to-do list since it's 10:30pm on Saturday night)
1. cleaned all the bathrooms
2. vacuumed
3. picked up a few groceries
4. picked up a prescription
5. read over tomorrow's church lesson

Snacks I enjoy:
1. popcorn
2. Skittles and/or licorice
3. bubble gum
4. Breyers Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream
5. honey wheat pretzel sticks

Things I would do if I were suddenly made a a billionaire:
1. Pay off all our debt
2. Buy a huge house in Utah for my mom that had enough room for all of us to come stay whenever we wanted
3. Buy a new house for us, closer to Chris' work, with a big scrapbook/photo editing/craft room for me, a big fat office for Chris, a big playroom for my kids, 4 bedrooms, so we all can have our own and a little appartment on the side so any family members that want to come visit can stay and have their own space, a big storage area for food storage and all of our extra crap, a rec room that has a big ol' flat to watch DVD's and play video games, a air hockey table, a ping pong table and a snack bar (Can you tell I've thought about his a little bit? Chris and I want to have the "cool house" that our kids and all their friends want to come hang out.)
4. Go on a big vacation with all of our family on both sides
5. Invest (so Chris could retire)

3 of my bad habits:
1. picking my fingernails and cuticles
2. Snacking all the time
3. expecting perfection of myself

5 places I have lived: (ooo, this is a HUGE list)
1. Fielding, UT
2. Garland, UT
3. Tremonton, UT(the above 2 are both bitty cities right off of Tremonton)
4. Ogden, UT
5. Smyrna, TN

5 jobs I have had:
1. babysitter (hated it!!!!!!)
2. icee maker
3. grocery checker
4. Pharmacy Technician
5. Photographer

5 things people don't know about me:
1. I won a handwriting award in the 3rd grade, hehehe!
2. I received a 3.9 gpa my first semester of college and the only A- I got was in a stupid Library Science class that graded on attendance. That semester helped me get a non-traditional student scholarship too. :)
3. I am a control freak-ok, maybe some of you knew that. :)
4. Having a clean house makes me feel that all is right in the world.
5. I do my hair when I am stressed out. Nothing like the powerful anti anxiety properties of hairspray to make a girl feel better. :)

Tagging: Sandy, Joanna, Feather and anyone else who is reading this. And no I didn't leave a comment on your blogs, but if you read this and feel like posting on your blog go right ahead. :)

My favorite places to shop

My faves:

Wal-mart-I'm sure this just makes everyone shudder, but I love it! I can get so much stuff here. Lately I've purchased: a new battery for our cordless telephone, our new printer, some pretty salon quality nail polish, a cargo bag for the top of our van when we went to Florida and new organizing supplies. When we were in FL and needed to buy some shorts, Walmart saved us! All this is in addition to my bi or tri weekly grocery shopping trips.

Target-I can always find so much stuff there, that I didn't even know I needed, but couldn't possibly live without. They have killer clearance sales too. I got some Christmas items for 90% off, and our new vaccuum for 50% off. Just this week I purchased $170 worth of clothes for my kids for the bargain price of $55. The one being built in Smyrna, will be done in March! WOO HOO!!!

Ross-I love to search this store. I can always find inexpensive shirts and dresses for myself and Addi. I've also found some really great and inexpensive stuff for our house here.

For inspiration purposes I love Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware. I wish I could buy lots of stuff from there. But usually I can just go look, then find like items in a less expensive place.

And of course, my list wouldn't be complete without Hobby Lobby, Joann and Michaels.

More pictures

Please excuse the poor quality of these pictures. I didn't want to have to mess with my good camera, so I just used my point and shoot. I traded quality for convenience and it was worth it to be able to shove my camera in my pocket and not have to worry about messing with my good camera. 1. A picture of Mason and Addi in front of the Orlando Temple. We were going to go to the distribution center to get a few supplies, but it was closed for the holiday. The temple was under a renovation, but was beautiful none-the-less.
2. This is how we cruised around most of the parks. Mason and Addi were total wimps (especially Addi) and rode in the stroller. (we were only about 60 lbs over the weight limit for the stroller) I carried Kannon most of the time in the Snuggli. He loved it and it was nice to have him so close.
3. Me with the kiddos and Stitch at MGM studios.
4. Me and the boys visiting Buzz Lightyear. Addi was bent and pouting in the stroller because she wanted to see Woody instead.
5. The bazillion people at MGM.

It seems like all I've done is complain about our trip. I feel bad about that, because there were parts that were fun. It's just that I worked really hard planning the trip and Chris worked really hard to pay for it and we had really high expectations. So when our kids would misbehave or act ungrateful, which was quite frequent, it really upset both Chris and me. We did have some good times and make some fun family memories. I think part of the fun of our trip is having the inside jokes or funny memories to look back on. Our trip funnies: "Get down!" said by Chris to Mason when Mason freaked out at the sound of the fireworks at Epcot, the "Jill Hennessy" and "K-Fed" sightings along with the Pimp Santa (hahahahah-it was a guy with a pimp looking hat on that was red and white), the parade at Animal Kingdom, the drunk people celebrating New Years at Steak and Shake in Atlanta, the "Beware of Poisonous Snakes" sign at a rest stop in Georgia, the bathroom that Chris took Addi to that had porn sitting right outside the door and a condom machine inside-which Addi threw a fit about because Chris wouldn't give her a quarter to get a "prize", eating yummy Mickey Mouse waffles every morning for breakfast, sitting by the pool while the kids swam at 8:00pm. hahaha-Good times!

Our vacay in pictures

Here are some pictures of our Disney trip. I could only post this many because I can't figure out how to collage yet. I'll post more later. 1. The view of the grounds of our hotel, Disney Pop Century, from our balcony.
2. Mason and me waiting in line (one of the 50 million we endured on our trip) to get into MGM.
3. Another view of the grounds at our hotel.
4. Mason and Addi being chinese in China at Epcot.
5. Sleepy eyed babes-just waking up from a nice sleep.

Home again home again

We are home from our vacay and quite happy to be!! Here is a recap of the last few weeks:

Dec 18 My mamamcita came from Utah
Dec 19 I watched Nate for a little bit then we finished up some Christmas shopping with my mom
Dec 20 Chris's dad and his wife came to Nashville, so we all went out to dinner and then came back here to visit
Dec 21 GOT SEALED!!! :)
Dec 22 I can't remember what we did, but we were busy-I know that!
Dec 23 We went to church and then delivered friend gifts.
Dec 24 I took my mama to the airport and cried my eyes out. Then I hung out with the kids while Chris did his traditional Christmas eve shopping, then we all went to see the movie "Enchanted"
Dec 25 opened gifts-Addi and Mason each got a Nintendo DS and Kannon got an excersaucer. Chris and I weren't going to exchange gifts, but he spoiled me anyway and gave me a flat screen monitor and a Wacom tablet. I did give him a few little things, like a CD, and some fun stuff for his new office, but as usual, he went above and beyond. After gifts we went to Joanna and Jason's for YUMMY breakfast of eibleskeivers and a Phase 10 rematch (I am still the reining champion...hehehe). When we got home, we put all of our Christmas stuff away and packed our bags.
Dec 26 We were going to get up at 3:00am but I messed up the alarm and we got up at 5:00am. We put the last bags in the van and left for Disneyworld. We got there at around 9:30pm. It was a LOOOOOOONG day. We stayed in the Pop Century Hotel-a celebration of pop culture. It was pretty cool with a huge computer, big wheel, a foos ball area, cell phone, walkman, playdough, bowling pins and more. It was a little overwhelming but neat too.
Dec 27 We were totally pooped so we slept in. When we finally got up we took the shuttle to Magic Kingdom. There were a gazillion people there and we arrived right when the parade was going by and Addi couldn't see the princesses so she completely melted down. It was super hot too, and we were all unprepared for the weather and had pants on. So we quickly decided to leave and go to Walmart to get supplies. I am a terrible navigator and what should have been a 20 min drive to walmart ended up taking 1.5 hrs. In my defense, it wasn't just the bad directions I was giving, traffic was terrible too. We got a bunch of shorts and sandals so we could survive the heat and humidity. When we finally got back to our hotel, we just let the kids swim in the hotel pool. It felt so wrong to be sitting beside the pool, in the dark, watching my kids swim with Christmas carols playing. Weird!
Dec 28 We went swimming in the morning to stay cool, then went to Epcot in the afternoon. It was getting dark by the time we got there and I was a little freaked out by the darkness. I think they could use some more lighting there. Anyhoo, we visited the different countries, which was pretty cool. At the end of the night, there was a huge fireworks show that scared the crap out of Mason. It will be a funny inside joke for our family for years to come.
Dec 29 After a morning swim, we went to Animal Kingdom. Once again, there were a million people there and we weren't able to go on the safari. But we did take a train ride to a different area of the park where I swear I saw Jill Hennessey (the lady that plays Jordan on Crossing Jordan on TV) . Chris didn't believe me, but whatever! I'm sure she thought I was stalking her because I kept taking pictures and stuff, but oh well.
Dec 30 We went to MGM. I have 2 words for that day: HOT and CROWDED!! We did manage to see Stich, Buzz, Woody, Kim Possible and a really cool stunt car show.
Dec 31 We checked out (I thought I made the reservations until 1-1 but I made a mistake and we checked out a day early) and went to Downtown Disney. Mason and Chris went to Lego Land, where Mason got some cool Spongebob Legos. Addi and I went to the "Bibbity Bobbity Boutique". Addi was going to get all dolled up there, but it cost a ton of money. So we just bought the stuff and I dolled her up myself. She was so cute with her Belle dress, hair piece, crown, sparkles and lip gloss. Seeing her so happy and feeling so beautiful was worth the money. We left for home around 3:00pm. At midnight we were in Atlanta with all the drunk people and rang in the new year by eating some greasy goodness from Steak and Shake. We got home at 3:30am. It was a long day, but I was so happy to get home! We all were.

I haven't downloaded my 500+ pictures yet, but when I do, I'll post them.

temple

This isn't the best picture, but I just wanted to update my blog for the first time in a while with a picture of my family at the Nashville LDS temple. Pictured with us are the Elders that baptized Chris, my father-in-law and his wife and my mamacita. We were sealed on Friday December 21. It was the best experience of my life. I will post more soon. We have Christmas presents to deliver, cookies to make and a yummy ham dinner to have. Be back soon!

review

We're still here...alive and kicking. Just super busy!

Thanksgiving: We had a nice quiet morning at home before going to Joanna's house for a yummy dinner. I really missed my family, but if you can't be with family, having good friends is the BEST. Here is a picture of us after Thanksgiving dinner.

Black Friday: I was going to go shopping. I even got up at 4:00am to go to Best Buy by 5:00am. But I quickly decided there wasn't anything I needed that bad to go out that early, and I went back to bed! When we all got up later, we decided to go shopping. It was so much fun! We all just went in our jammies/sweats. Addi had Chris's gigantic sweatshirt on and looked so cute. We went to Best Buy and Target and got almost everything that was on my list. I think we may have started a new tradition of going together as a family.

Christmas: We got our Christmas decorations up. Mason and Addi were dying to get our tree done. It took me a few days, but it's done. It takes me 2-3 times longer to do things now then they used to. I am really happy with how everything turned out. I made a few things like some ornaments, and sign and a new tree skirt. I'll try to post pictures of them soon.

I have been working on my Chrismas cards since November and I finally put the stamps on them today and will get them in the mail tomorrow. Go me!

My Christmas shopping is almost done too. Go me again! I have done a bunch of it online...SOOOO much easier. I just need to finish up and few last details and then I'll be able to relax!

Kannon: was still congested and had a yucky nose after about 3 weeks, so I took him to the doctor and he got his first prescription of Amoxicillin. Poor buddy! He is really good about taking it though and just sucks it down. Today he is 11 weeks old. It's so cliche, but the time really has gone by so fast! He is getting sooo big. He sucks on his hands all the time, is blowing spit bubbles, rolling over to his side, and he is smiling and cooing. He's still not sleeping very well, but that's ok. I'm getting used to it I guess!

wow!

I have decided that having 3 kids has thrown me over the edge. I just cannot keep up with everything. Today I was so proud of myself for doing the laundry and getting it completely put away. Laundry isn't something I can carry with my only free arm so I have been having completion issues. I just don't know how people manage with more than 3 kids.

Kannon had his 2 month check up today. He weighs 11 lbs 1 oz and is 23 inches long. That's my big boy! He also got shots. It was terrible! He had to get poked 3 times in his poor chubby little legs. He took a big nap afterward, but when he woke up...whew! He didn't stop crying for about 2 hours. It was the sad, hurt cry too. Poor buddy. His legs are just killing him.

I am pretty homesick right now. I love the Holidays in Utah! The chilly air, the fun craft fairs, MY FAMILY. I really like Tennessee, but it's just not home!

I guess that's it for now. I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!