On Top Of The Frosting

This little girl here loves to sing and make up songs. Some of her favorites are entitled "We Can Nevens on Cop of the Heavens" and "You Just Don't Know It." Usually these songs have lyrics and a tune of their own, but sometimes she just changes the words to some old stand-by's. Maybe she gets this because we used to do the same thing with a little song called "Scripture Power," that we switched to "Diaper Changes." You know, "Diaper changes keep us safe from poo . . ."

So, tonight, when Than put Sara to bed, she made up this diddy and sang it to him (to the tune of "On Top of Old Smokey"):

On top of the frosting
all covered in oreos
I lost my poor yo-yo
that looked like an oreo.

It rolled like a bouncy-ball
and into my pet
and then it went outside
and I started to sweat.

Mom Tag--by Sara

Sara was tagged by her friend Hannah about her mom. I wanted to put a picture with this, but blogger's being lame, so here we go!

1.What is something mom always says to you? Yes and no.

2.What makes mom happy? Hugging her.

3.What makes mom sad? When daddy talks to her.

4.How does mom make you laugh? Saying funny stuff to me.

5.What was mom like as a child? A little gardener helper.

6.How old is mom? Thirty-one.

7.How tall is mom? As tall as a mom.

8.What is moms favorite thing to do? Go out with her sister.

9.What does mom do when you're not around? Sometimes go to a movie, sometimes go to a fancy dinner.

10.If mom becomes famous, what will it be for? She'd be on a show.

11. What is mom really good at? Scrapbooking

12.What is mom not very good at? I don't know.

13.What is mom's job? Taking care of me, Aaron, and the house.

14.What is mom's favorite food?A hot dog with ketchup and mustard and green stuff on it.

15.What makes you proud of mom? How she takes care of Aaron.

16.If mom were a cartoon character who would she be? Cinderella.

17.What do you and mom do together? Work in the garden and play together and watch movies.

For the record, about #3, I get sad sometimes and talk about it with my hubby, but she always thinks that he's the one that made me sad. So don't go thinkin' I'm all sad all the time when Than talks to me.

So Sara is just going to tag Addi about this one, but anyone else who wants an eye-opening look at what your kid really thinks about you--GO FOR IT!

Tagged--Four Things

Four random things I like about my husband:
1. He's big, tough, and strong
2. He loves our kids with all his heart and is so much more patient with them than I could ever be
3. He makes us yummy breakfast on the weekends
4. He laughs at my jokes

Four jobs I have had:
1. Sprinkler Repair Person
2. Hostess/Waitress
3. Scrapbook Company Sales Consulant
4. Mommy

Four movies I have watched more than once:
1. Grease
2. When Harry Met Sally
3. The Matrix
4. Mary Poppins

Four places I have lived:
1. Chicago, IL
2. Lancaster, PA
3. Ft. Wayne, IN
4. Long Beach, CA

Four TV shows I watch:
1. The Office
2. Lost
3. Scrubs
4. America's Best DAnce Crew

Four places I have been:
1. India
2. Washington, D.C.
3. Mexico
4. Disney World


Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Mom
2. Diahan
3. I guess I really only have 2 that are "regulars"
4. But if you want to count junk mail . . .

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Homemade strawberry milkshakes
2. Chicken Tikka Masala from the Bombay House
3. Mexican food
4. Emily's oreo cookie treats--a brand new favorite!

Four places I would like to visit:
1. Hawaii
2. Greece
3. Seattle
4. India (again)

Four things I am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Going to Chicago
2. Losing the last of the baby weight that just keeps hangin' on
3. Seeing Aaron learn to walk and talk
4. Getting a fence for our backyard

Four People I tag:
1. Allison
2. Andrea
3. Cheri
4. Anyone else who wants

A Party For Aaron

Yesterday was Aaron's birthday party. We spent the day getting the house cleaned up, working in the yard, making cake, and running errands so we could be ready when all of our guests would arrive. Around 4:00 Than and Sara left to go buy a present for Joe (his b-day is the same as Aaron's),
get some drinks, and the pizza. I was home with Aaron when the power went out at about 4:30. I didn't really think much of it and hoped that it would come back on soon. Aaron was sleepy so I put him in bed and decided to frost the cake. I put the cake on the counter and looked out our kitchen window onto the field behind out house. Now, behind our backyard, our closest neighbor is Camp Williams which is about a mile away, so mostly we have sagebrush and wildflowers and weeds behind us. So when I looked out the window I saw that there was a little fire on the Camp Williams property. I called Than to tell him that there was a fire pretty close to our house and by the time he got home 10 minutes later it had quadrupled in size. That's when I started getting pretty worried. Soon firetrucks arrived on the scene and the fire was all contained when our party ended. But it sure made Aaron's party exciting.

We invited Aaron's grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins to the party. Earlier in the month when Sara asked who was invited to the party I told her that people that love Aaron would be coming. So she went around asking people if they love Aaron and then telling them they were invited to his party. Luckily she only did this with a couple of her aunts. When our guest arrived Aaron woke up and we ate the pizza. After that, Sara helped Aaron open up his presents. He got lots of cute clothes, some books, and plenty of toys. He really loved this green ball that he got in particular. After presents it was time for cake. I made Aaron his own little cake and then a big cake for all us other people. He sure did love his cake. He "ate" almost half of it. Well, only half of the cake was left when he was done with it--lots went into his tummy, but there was a lot on his lap and on the floor too. After a good cleaning he went into his pajamas, the party ended and he went to bed. I think he had a great time at his first party.

Happy Birthday Baby!!!

Today is Aaron's 1st birthday. I really can't believe that he is one year old. These past 12 months have flown by like no other year of my life. Back when Sara was a baby, the time went slowly. Or at least it went by like most other years. But I seem to have completely lost the last year. I simply don't know where it went.

Today Aaron woke me up at 2:30 in the morning. This was strange because he hasn't woken up in the middle of the night since he was 7 months old. I held him and cuddled with him for awhile and then put him back to bed. He fell back asleep and woke up again at 7. When I went to go get him I saw that his face was all covered in yucky gunk. You know that goo that comes out of a baby's nose and then looks like dried glue when it gets rubbed onto cheeks and eyebrows? So he's been a little sicky all day. Sara has been saying, "Poor Aaron, sick on his 1st birthday!!" We have been kickin it at home for most of the day and then this afternoon I had to help my sister by taking her to pick up her car from the dealer (it was getting preventative maintenance). He was pretty good for all of that and when we got home he took a nice, long nap. I made some Indian food for dinner--every baby's favorite, I know :) Aaron loved the food, but Sara thought it was grody. Then we had ice cream cones on the back patio. It was a nice end to the day. Now he's back to bed, and we (luckily) go to the doctor tomorrow for his 1-year check up. And on Saturday we're going to have a little shin-dig for family to celebrate his birthday. So I'll put up some more pictures then.

I just love this boy so much. I think he is the sweetest, happiest baby. He has the best laugh, too. Oh, I almost forgot--Aaron crawled across the living room today without flopping down on his tummy!!


Don't you think he's the cutest baby boy ever? Well, I do!

Vacation!!!

So here we are on vacation!! We've gone with Grandma & Grampa, Joe & Kariann, Emily, and Andy up to Wolf Creek in Ogden Canyon. It's been such a nice, relaxing vacation. Since we've had the kids, vacations have seemed like so much WORK. We've gone to San Diego, Disney World, Yellowstone and none of it was really relaxing. But this vacation is so different. We've been swimming in the pool, watching movies, playing lots of Rockband, riding bikes, and yesterday we went to the Childrens Museum in Ogden. Sara has been loving playing with her Grandma (who she affectionately started calling Grams) and Emily. In fact, Sara and Em are off making cupcakes right now. Yummy!!

We are staying in a townhouse in an area called Moose Hollow. This place is awesome. It's all fancy--it almost looks like a model home, but it still feels like someone lives here. There are 3 floors with plenty of rooms for everyone, a big TV room, and another game room with air hockey and a pool table. Sara has been sleeping on an air mattress in our room, and Aaron is in a port-a-crib in our huge walk-in closet. We joke he is sleeping in a cave, but he loves it. He has slept so much on this trip. He's been eating, sleeping, and working on learning to crawl. He's got the backwards crawl down now. He's even crawled forward for 3 or 4 "steps" and then flopped down on his belly. Maybe by the end of this trip he'll be able to go wherever he wants. Wait, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

at the swimming pool
sara riding her bike
happy aaron
the fam at the museum

Last Day of School

Today was Sara's last day of her first year of Preschool. I really can't believe how fast the past 9 months have flown by. On Wednesday she came home with some papers from throughout the year. There was one with how she tried to write her name the first week of school and how she can write it now. She went from scribbles to writing her name with all the letters in the right direction. They also sent a picture that they took on the first day of school. She looked so baby-ish at the beginning of the year and now she looks all girl. There's no baby left in her.

I am constantly amazed by Sara. She is such a big help to me and loves to entertain her brother. She is so thoughtful and caring. Sure, she has her cranky bratty moments, but as a general rule, she's a great kid. She makes me laugh all the time, whether it's when she sings along to "Big Girls Don't Cry" on the radio, or when she says things like, "I wonder if it is toe jam day. It IS!!!!! I like to get my toe jam." I feel so blessed to be her mom and share these days with her.