A tag about me - I am

I am- the luckiest person I know
I know- I am a darn good diaper changer, a paid professional actually.
I want- happily ever after
I have- more than I deserve
I dislike- being told what to do (you’re not the boss of me!)
I miss- all of my family that is spread across the country
I feel- like being a mom is the best and hardest job in the world
I hear- “That Thing You Do” sound track, Ruthie is dancing to it.
I smell- Lasagna baking (a new recipe, cross your fingers!)
I crave- a little peace and quiet everyday
I cry- over any little thing when I am exhausted
I search- for bargains
I wonder-why Tate ate a marker and a stamp and how Oxy clean got it all out
I regret-not accomplishing more each day
I love- to plan
I care- much more about sports than I used to
I worry- way to much about things out of my control and things that ‘might’ happen. It drives Ryan crazy!
I remember- useless facts from my past.
I believe- families are forever
I dance- with Ruthie a lot lately. Twirling is our specialty.
I don't – look forward to the snow/cold coming way too soon
I argue- with Ruthie about why she has to wear shoes, pants, panties, which item just depends on the day
I write- lists. I am in my happy place when I can check things off.
I win- much more when Ryan is on my team
I lose- my cell phone
I wish- I was as much of a neat freak as Ryan
I listen- to Ruthie and Tate play together
I can usually be found watching- Disney princess movies
I am scared- of anything happening to my family
I need-to be more patient
I forget- to do anything that didn’t get put on my list
I am happy- when I am eating good food with good company!

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The Latest

All ready for dance!

Tate stands alone!

Tate playing in the hutch. Ironically the day before his accident! I thought it was funny. Not so much now.

Love tubby time!

Ruthie started taking a dance class taught by a teenage neighbor of ours at her house. It has been wonderful for Ruthie to dance with her little friends an hour a week. She loves it!
Tate had had an eventful week. Last Friday he and Ruthie were playing in our hutch and he somehow fell out right on his face. He apparently tore his frenulum(sp?), that little piece of skin between your gums and your upper lip. Well, it typically heals on its own according to our pediatrician and our dentist. Unfortunately Tate's started bleeding again a couple of hours later and would not stop! The doctor ended up putting a stitch in it. Stitches before 1, yikes! Then Monday the poor little guy got his hand slammed in the back hinges of a door by the other small person in the house. He screamed and his fingers swelled up but he used them just fine after the first 15 minuntes. I'm just crossing my fingers that he'll survive all of this craziness called being a toddler/2nd child. On a more positive note he is standing and taking a couple of steps by himself now! I guess we will have even more bumps and bruises to report soon!

3 Years Old!

Ruthie turned 3 last week! We had a fun family party while some of the Tutts were in town and then I attempted to throw my first 3 year old party. We invited just a few friends from the nieghborhood to a park for pizza and cake. I thought this was a brilliant idea since the kids could entertain themselves on the playground after lunch. Well, the day ended up being freezing cold due to gusting winds! Needless to say, we had a very quick party! Thank you to all the friends for sticking around to sing "Happy Birthday" that is Ruthie's favorite part.

Cowboy and a Quitter

I think I like this.

Yeah, it's pretty fun once you get going!

So fun I can hardly stand it!

Wow are they cheesers or what!


Lately, Tate is obsessed with Ruthie's rocking horse. He clicks his toungue for his horse trot sound and bucks until it rocks. It is thoroughly entertaining. His latest accomplishment was quitting his binkie all on his own! I am relieved since Ruthie never took a binkie I was worried about un-addicting him. He just started playing with it one day and thinks it's a toy now. Yeah!

The Cougs

Ryan has season tickets for BYU football. Ruthie and I got to join him for one game, while Tate stayed with Aunt Suzanne (thanks!). Ruthie is the best cheerleader and always kept tabs on where Cosmo the Cougar was. She even met him before the game which she wasn't too thrilled about. He's much more fun from a distance. Ruthie actually held up Tate's BYU football during church last week and said "Say Go Cougars!" to the 7 year old Utah fan behind us. The other girl was completely offended at the suggestion. Ryan has tought her well. I can guarantee this won't be the last post regarding BYU. It's football season. It's a BIG part of our iives for the next few months!

Tahoe

Our great friends who made it all possible. Thanks!


A little love


The three buddies


Emerald Bay

Tate loved eating the sand and splashing in the water!

My sick girl resting at the beach

My boys

She felt much better by the end of the day

We had a fantastic time last week at beautiful Lake Tahoe with our good friends Dave and Cat! Ryan had been skiing there once but neither of us had been to Tahoe during the summer. Our trip included: a gondola ride to the top of the North Star ski resort, swimming at the condo's heated pool, chillin and swimming at the beach, hiking down to Emerald Bay, kayaking to Crystal Bay, and late night scrabble games to name just a few of our highlights. The low point of the trip was waking up at 3 in the morning to Tate puking in our bed. (He was only in our bed because he had been so fussy. Hmm wonder why?) Then, on the way to the bathroom to start cleaning Tate up, I stepped in Ruthie's throw-up. Nice! It just wouldn't be a real vacation without at least one kid getting sick. Poor Ruth took most of the next day to recover. Needless to say, we still had a great time.
Before the Tahoe excursion, we went up to Brigham City for Ryan to play in a softball tournament with some friends and family. There was one bit of excitement when Ryan decided to plow over the 6 foot 4, super scary, biker looking catcher that had been drinking at 10 am, because he was blocking the baseline. Yeah, that didn't go over real well with him or any of his equally scary teammates. They came out swinging. Luckily nobody got hurt and Ryan's team won that game. I just told him (10 or 12 times) to remember he's playing softball, NOT football!

These Crazy Kids

This is how well 2 year olds follow rules like 'no jumping on the furniture'. It does make for a cute picture though!

This is what happens when you make your baby cry to sleep. I ended up moving him and that started the screaming over again. Way to go mom!


This is Ruthie's way of getting Tate to go where she wants. He's surprisingly good about being dragged around constantly!

This is what happens when you leave a dozen peaches out on the counter where a 2 year old can reach them. Yep, every single one has a bite (or 2) out of it!