Halloween and such

This was me at 25 weeks.  I am 29 now so I will post an updated one.  I am loosing shirts.  With Carter I was more round with this one I just pop out in the front.

Chris and I attended our first Murder Mystery.  It was actually really fun.  We were a little worried seeing we had never been to one.  Nicole and Brian Hill hosted it and it was awesome.  Chris was a 3000 yr old  Mummy and I was a murdering dentist..Dr. Angela Deth DDA.  In the end neither of us were the murderers. 

Chris carved a pumpkin.  I hate carving pumpkins.  The guts inside gross me out and I do not like the seeds.  I would just rather support and had over tools when ready.  He had a great time and Carter loved it.

This doesn't happen very often.  Usually Carter is in his bed and chris is like this on the couch.  But because of stake Conference and having to leave to go to dinner with the family.  Carter got some down time with a movie on the ipad.

We are offically in our first season of the pac 12.  Keep in mind as crazy n love my husband is with the utes, he is very realistic with their abilities with a much different set of teams we were playing against.  Some losses have been hard and some easy but every win has been great.  We can hopefully only get better.  The last game we went to was the weekend of Halloween and so there were some costumes there.  This is Chris' BFF Mike (Ron Burgandy) and his wife Alianna (a saloon girl).  

We also had our first Rasmussen halloween party.  It was a great hit.  We played bowling with ghosts (idea from my sister Emily W) we had a donut string contest.  I lost miserably.  I do not have a very big mouth...literally.  Here is a great shot of Gma working it.

We also had some allergy issues with Lynzie and Shawna so we set up the apple and the string.  First one wins but seriously they both took a bit out of the apple at the same time they got to the string.  

Shawna and Jeff

Lynzie and Marq.  Lynzie is dying of laughter and choking on the apple at the same time.  It was a good time.

The kids loved playing in the leaves.  They spent most of the time in there.  

Fuller Halloween Party 2011

We thought it would be great since the kids are getting older that we could start to throw a Halloween party.

We played games and we ate yummy food.  Thanks Em and Mick for hosting it.

Carter...

Carter is completely potty trained.  We have our occasional accidents but he is doing great.  I would say it took us 5 weeks total.  He had the peeing down by a week and by week 3 he had pooping down.  He did not get how big of a deal it was to poop in the potty in the beginning.  One day he is going potty and he starts to yell, I make a snake.  I walk in and he had pooped in the potty.  So that is what he says when he goes poop.  I think it is really funny.  He still gets really excited when he uses the potty.  I have to say that he could have cared less about rewards and candy after.  I would have to remind him that he could have one.  

He has been sleeping in a toddler bed since he was 2.  I bought him a car bed and he loves it.  I have yet to take a picture...I promise it will come but we got a killer deal on ksl.com.  He also likes to get out of his bed and turn on the light so we had to take the light bulbs out and use a lamp.  So one day we went to check on him and this is what we found...

He went into the closet turned on the lights and took a nap there.  Now there is a child door knob lock on it. 

Things I forgot and miss

Now that I am at a size where people can actually look at me and say "when are you due" I have noticed some things that I am missing and I still have a ways to go.

 I use to be able to give my self manicures. I can put my feet up but i can not bend forward to clip them so if I bring them to there side I end up cutting my nails at an angle and then they are to short and I can not go to a beauty shop and have them fix it. I have to wait it out and then I don't have it in my budget when they are long so it starts all over again.

I miss having my pants stay up on my waist.  I hate to bed over and pick things up because then my pants slide down, along with my g's and then I am having to fix and adjust every time I bend over.  I seriously need some suspenders.

I miss cereal.  With this little girl she hates milk so if I want cereal I have to prepare to loose it almost mins after I am done eating it.  I can have milk with any other meal just not breakfast, what is that about.  Sometimes I will eat cereal late at night just because I can.

I miss that I use to only cry at certain things and now I will cry at almost anything, and I especially cry a lot with Carter.  He is at a stage where he could care less if he is in trouble or not listening or in time out or has something taken away, most times he will put himself in time out.  I am glad he is not like this 24/7 but when he is like this i find myself crying and feeling hopeless and then he walks over to me and says "mommy sad" and then starts to cry.  Hello hormones could you give a sec please.

I also have a pulled ligament and it is not fun.  Thanks baby and I look forward to the next 111 days.

Lately..

We are going on 2 weeks with potty training.  Carter seems to be getting the peeing part down.  He is also telling us more, "I go to the potty"  Thank goodness he speaks so good or we would not be doing this.  He also gets really excited when he goes to the potty.  He has to run and scream " I go pee pee" and you have to scream yeahs and good job buddy and give me 5.  He could care less about candy or toys, you just have to acknowledge how great he did.  Yesterday was the first time he peed in his bed.  The pooping is a little different.  The last few days he has been telling us that he needs to go and he starts so we rush him to the toilet but then he stops and won't start again.  TIme will tell I guess.

Carter says the funniest things and talks all the time. " What's that" "Look a fire truck, an ambulance, an air plane." Let's watch Mickey Mouse, where is mator?" He will get a truck, lay on the floor and say "I drive truck"  He says the cutest prayers at night and tries to when we bless our food.  He says the ABC's so well, I will have to upload the video.  I have Dumbo on VHS so I put it on for Carter to see if he would like it and as it was rewinding carter yells "it's loading"he loved it too.  It is the perfect length and it is all animals and trains.  So smart and he makes the sign for the Utes upside down.  I am bias but i think he is so smart and I am so glad he is with me everyday.  When I am throwing up and he comes up to me and says "mommy tummy hurt"

I am 23 weeks and this little girl is kicking like crazy.  All through the day and at night.  I have heart burn all the time and I am still throwing up.  It is not everyday but if I do to much in the morning when I first wake up it is a guarantee.  I have slowed down on my weight gain.  I put on 10 pounds the first 10 weeks and since I have only put on 12.  So my doc is not that worried, I was but I started to slowly work out now that it doesn't make me sick as much.

  Me at 17 weeks.

I also went to a fantastic consignment sale and made out like a bandit for her 0-6 mos and fro carter's winter cloths.  I was really excited.  Shopping when it is so cheap is easy to buy more.  I also got Carter a kitchen for Christmas.  He loves the one's at my sister's house and at my In-laws.  Chris thought it was kinda girly until he saw how much he loved it.  He would not budge on a shopping cart or stroller. That's okay it will be a great morning.

Chris's job is still the same.  We have the opportunity to start putting in for transfers on Nov. 1 but we are going to wait till January 1st so we will be here when the baby is due.

I am also really excited because all of my best friend are having babies.  One is due the same day we are and 2 more 6 weeks later and one had there's yesterday. Congrats Dan and Tiana.  

Life is moving right along and I am looking forward to the COLD weather and the holidays.  

And so it begins...

Let me just begin that Carter hates me...this weekend he would rather have Chris or Gma help hin when it comes to about anything, except in the morning when I feed him and put on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  We started potty training on friday.  I have to say it was not fun, no luck not fun.

Yesterday and today was a different story.  Yesterday he had only one accident and peed in the potty the rest of the day.

Today has peed all day and only two accidents which were poop.  Plus he told me that he had to pee today.  So it looks like we are moving forward and not looking back.

He loves to pee for Gma but not for me.  He loved it when I use to change his diaper but when I have to change his dirty underwear it is like wrestling.  I hate it.

So here we are just a little older but not to sure about wiser.

california trip part 1

We flew in on Jetblue to Long Beach.  I have to say it is so much nicer than LAX and cheaper.  The distance between the two airports is like 18 miles.  Seriously saved us so much money flying there, since Carter cost a seat. LAME.  We got there that night and it was the hottest day of the year and my Grandma's house does not have AC so it was hotter in the house than outside.  I was so hot that half way thru the night I had to get a wash cloth and rub it on my legs and head.  I was miserable.  Than with the time change carter was up an hour early.  Which didn't matter because I was up  every morning by 5 am in.  Sick, hot, back hurting.  The first day we went to DISNEYLAND.  I have to say it was fun but it was hard on me.  I didn't mind not riding some of the rides, but I was sick most of the day, and it was the hottest day we were there.  Half way thru the day I let Chris, Bob and Kae go do all the big kids rides that we could not do, I thought I could get Carter to nap and I could just get off my feet and cool off.  Well that is not what happened.  They had mother lounges where you can go to a dark air conditioned room with rocking chairs but you could not take a stroller in.  My 2 yr old was not going to let me rock him.  So we rode the train, walked the shops and then it just got worst.  We went to the bathroom and I was so sick.  We were in a stall for about 45 mins and I felt bad for Carter he just sat in his stroller watching me.  I finally texted Chris to come help.  He had been away for over 2 hr so I hoped that he had enough time to do what he wanted too.

Other than that it was a perfect day the park was open from 9-6 and the longest line was 10 mins.  After labour day is a great time to go all the kids are in school.  Enjoy the pictures.!

Our neighbors the Rammell's happen to be there the same time we were so we met up and watched the parade together.  It was awesome.

I forgot to mention Chris and his dad Bob went to the Angels vs Yankee's game.  They had a great time and the Angel's won.

california trip part 2

The main reason we went was to go to the coliseum for the Utah vs. USC game.  Lets we stood a chance, we played better than the last game but we are not where we should be.  Needless to say we did not win but we put up a big fight.  The seats were awesome and Carter saw a helicopter the entire time of the game, which he loved.  The weather was great!

I know I am kinda hugh but I don't know what else you can about it.

Chris and I took my Grandma to the cemetery.  I wanted to see my grandpa.  You know I have a hugh amount of faith in the Plan of Salvation, but there is something about going to a cemetery that brings joy and sadness.  It has been 10 yrs since he has past and I still get a tear in my eye when I talk of him.  I mostly cry because I am sad he never met Chris and he didn't get to hear my son say perfectly "Hi Grandpa"  it would have warmed his heart.

The last picture is taken by my great grandma grave.  It is a children's section.  Only children are buried there and all the hedges are trimmed with animals.

California trip part 3

We went to California Adventure. I have to say I liked it a little better with Carter than Disneyland.  There were more shows, no rush from one ride to the next and there were only a few rides he and I could not go on.  He loved seeing all the pixar stuff. I can't wait for the the Cars land to open up next year.  he also decided to throw his hat into the lake while Chris, Kae and Bob were on the sliding ferris wheel.  He said "Mommy hat go swimming"  I was mad but when we tell the story everyone seems to laugh.
Enjoy the pictures...

California trip part 4

I am lucky to have my Grandma still alive.  She is 90 yrs old and still lives on her own and still in her right mind.  She can't hear that well.  The TV is on so loud the neighbors across the street could watch TV with her..no lie.  Chris, Carter and I stayed in one room and Bob and Kae stayed in the other.  We loved talking with her and Carter loved her pet turtle.  he is over 50 yrs old and it is so fun to see him curse around the backyard.  Keep in mind the turtle is about a foot long and a foot wide and his name is Mr. Turtle.  The last day we were there (Tuesday) Carter was looking for the turtle and fell in the turtle whole. I tried not to laugh but it was kinda funny.

Love you Grandma and thanks for a great trip.

Something old but new

I have been serving in the Young Women's for almost 3 yrs and I have loved every min of it.  I was the secretary.  It was the perfect calling. I got to know the girls and attend any of the classes I was able to go to the activities and then I got to do all the organizing and the managing of the money.  It was fun because I got to be in charge of the background stuff.  Well a month ago they released us and an entire new presidency was put in.  I was re called to be a Laurel Advisor.  I was really excited, because the girls I was the closest with the ones that just all came into Laurels.  They have a tradition that when a new girl comes in we go to her house and early as we can and wake them up and drag them out to breakfast.  Here is our fun time at the IHOP.

  I love these girls and I am excited about serving with Lori and Diane the other leaders.  Lori has been with me from the beginning and it is nice to have a friend with me.

WE...

We are having a GIRL! We are so excited.  We have pictures but I am having a problem loading them.  I guess you will have to wait.  Carter was right all a long.  He has been saying SISTER from day one.

July 24th and such

We finally put the pictures on the computer.  ON the 4th we had both sides of the family over and Carter hated the fireworks. He loved the look but not the sound.  So he stood in the back of Chris car and watched.  the 24th was totally different, this is how he was...He covered his ears but he loved it.  Even now we will be driving at night and he says  "Look at the fireworks"  Next year should be even better.

The beginning of July I went to Girl's Camp and Chris took of the week to be with Carter.  I had a great time and it is beautiful up in Heber Valley.  I felt very spoiled because we had cabin's and plug in's and girl time, I loved it.

Our View from our camp site.

One of the cabin's we had.  There were 33 of us so we took up 2.

Chris took Carter to Jungle Jim's while i was away with my sister's.

We also went to the Kamas demolition Derby on the 23rd of July with the Family.  Carter stayed home with Gma and had a blast.  It is one of the best ones I have been too.

Carter loves Chris's hat he walks around with it, so we got him one of his own.

Look at those eyes I just love them.

Also to clarify 1 down 2 to go...I was talking trimesters not kid's.  I have no idea how many babies we will have, we will just have them until we are done.  I have put on 15lbs and I am 15 1/2 weeks.  Hopefully I can slow it down.  I did well with Carter I only put on 36.  Food surprisingly is the only thing that keeps me from throwing up but foods I love that are good for me make me barf every time.   

1 down 2 to go...

We are due January 27, 2012 and we can't be more excited!

Carter turned 2

We all know Carter had a birthday in May and I am alittle late getting this out but I thought I would share with you where he is and what he has been up too.

He talks all the time in 2 to 3 word sentances.  He breaks everything down by the sylabuls. So he says my sister Tabitha's name perfectly.  He is still very much in love with toy story and Cars.  I doesn't watch either of the movies for very long.  Maybe 30 mins at most.  He loves to be outside and ride his bike and play in his pool.

He still sleeps with his giraffe and a few other things as well.  He got a new bed.  I will post a picture of that soon.  He stays in it pretty good but we have our moments.

He weights 31 lbs and is 34 inches tall. He wheres a 2t on bottom and a 3t on top and a size 7-8 shoe.

He looks everything like his dad and has a personality like us both.  He is loud and talks alot...like me he is reserve and tame when he is around intense or loud people...like Chris.  i.e. when his cousins are together and wrestling he will stand back and watch he will not jump in.  If you take his toy he says ok and goes and gets another one.

He is a joy to be around and says the funniest things.  One thing that just puls on your heart is when he says " i wuv you"