Ring Around the Rosies

I couldn't really think of anything clever to name this post, but Olivia loves "Ring Around the Rosies" these days. She runs around the house saying "Ashee Ashee a fa dow!" Anyway, I just wanted to put some new pics up and I don't have a particular reason. Just 'cuz.


I can't really get a decent picture of Olivia anymore because they all turn out like this.

My chubby little boy! Funny thing is, as chubby as he looks in the face, you lift him up and he's just solid. No rolls or anything. Maybe he just has a lot of muschles!

Just before bed time Livi gives Ethan a hug and says, "Ohhhh...".

A little pat. She is always so soft.

We just missed her kiss and she wouldn't do it for us again.

Here's Ethan in his favorite of all favorite places to sleep (Mommy and Daddy's bed). Can you tell?

Here's Daddy with the kids. Can you tell how tired we all are at our house?

Here's Olivia wearing Mommy's glasses. She loves to wear any kind of glasses. She has her own pair of sun glasses. She likes walking around the house with her eyes closed or a blanket over her (I think she thinks she's invisible when she does it). I think she likes the sunglasses because she likes to pretend she's invisible.


That's all for now! We'll see if we can't update you some more later.

Reveal Yourself Tag

I guess I was tagged on Ashley's Blog, so here goes:

1. What is your favorite fictional character from a book or movie?

Dwight Schrute from The Office and Marie Barone from Everybody Loves Raymond. Strike that. My absolute favorite as of now, is Barbara Jean on "Reba", she's hilarious.

2. What are your 3 best physical assets?

hmmm... oh, my feet are definately my favorite, my eyes and my skin.

3. Name 3 attributes you would be proud to pass on to your children:

Patience, empathy, and a postivie attitude.

4. Name 3 attributes that you hope not to pass on to your children:

I complain a lot about my body, I don't want them to do that.
I'm really bad at processing my thoughts into words. Sorry anyone who doesn't understand me.
Mumbling. Sorry about that, too. It makes the last thing I said even worse.

5.If you had to give up one of the following things FOREVER, which would you choose?
1. all makeup
2. flat iron/curling iron
3. razors (laser hair removal isn't an option)

Probably the irons, I can just do my hair curly.

6. What do you think is your best quality?

When I meet people I don't look for flaws, I look for something that I can admire.

7. What is your worst quality?

I'm really bad at letting people know that I'm interested in their lives. Even though I really am, I'm just bad at helping them feel important. Sorry about that, too. I really am working on it.

8. What would be a perfect day for you?

A day when I can just devote all of my time and energy into having fun and relaxing with my family. That was my favorite part of my birthday. BJ and Olivia came and brought me breakfast in bed and we just sat and talked and played for a couple of hours. It was the best.

9. Where is your favorite place you have ever visited?

Carthage Jail. There was just something about that place that made me connect so much with Joseph Smith and his calling.

10. Name something you are really good at?

I don't know... figuring things out, I guess. If I don't know how to make it, run it, or do it, I'll figure it out. Even if it's a situation. Things like that aren't a big deal to me very often.

11. What are you most shallow about?

My looks. I feel like a 13 year old sometimes when it comes to my looks. I feel like everyone notices my flaws.

12. What is something you're a little bit conceited about?

My families. My husband and children, and mine and my husband's--both of the homes we grew up in. I admire everyone immensly and think that every single individual that belongs to our families can move mountains.

13. Name 3 things you are embarrassed to admit:

I love to watch cheesy movies by myself. I can't stand it when I, my house, my husband, or my children smell weird and will try everything to get to the source of the problem. I can count how many articles of clothing I've purchased for myself (in my whole life) on 2 hands.

14. Tag 3 people that you want to reveal themselves!!

Kristol, Codee, and Rachel.

Growth Charts

Where to start? We have some noteworthy events...

Ethan (5 weeks) is getting soooo big already we just can't believe it! This is his favorite position and second favotite place to sleep. Number one, of course, is in Mommy and Daddy's bed.
He's already grown out of his first 2 sets of clothes. At this rate he will pass up Olivia in no time! She was in newborn clothes for the first few months.




He has a very strong neck and acid reflux, ingredients for early roll overs. He is still such a good baby and we have been so extremely blessed with the two most perfect children. He already sleeps through the night (mostly) and is just content to sit and look around. I can't believe how clear his eyes are. They look like they will end up being a lovely shade of blue.
With that and the cute dimples--which he got from his Grandpa Bright and, surprisingly I just noticed the other day that BJ has them as well(this is the only pic I've been able to get with the dimples!) --and dark hair, he will definately be a heartbreaker. We will be blessing him Labor Day weekend so maybe I'll actually be able to post a family pic soon.

Olivia (19 months) is hitting a few milestones as well. Mommy can actually do things with her hair now (so cute!),
she can count to 10 these days, is getting very good at communicating with her words, loves to sing the ABC's and loves to lay in her soon-to-be new bed with mommy and daddy while she mouths the words to the songs that we sing.
She blows me away, what a smart cookie. She has been extremely interested in the potty for a long time and the other night she recognized and told us that she had to go, so we started actively potty training yesterday and we had as least one successful effort.
This pic is actually from a couple of months ago... She was so excited once she figured out what the potty treats were for, so hopefully today we will have more luck. I just can't believe how fast they grow.

BJ had lasik eye surgery 2 days ago, so far he says his vision is actually worse. It was pretty bad to begin with and I honestly think his brain is trying to get used to the new eyes. The doctor says it may take a few days or even weeks because he never wore corrective lenses.
For now, he is spending time with his little boy and starting to empathize with me a little. I have such terrible vision and found out today, it's actually even worse since my pregnancy... BJ has been known to give me a hard time because I get so frustrated in the mornings when I can't see to find my glasses. It's been kind of fun taking care of him. I love being able to serve my family.

I have been given the okay to excersize so I'm off to the gym every chance I get. I'm pretty excited to get back into shape and I'm so surprised at how much more energy I have after this baby than I did with Olivia. I don't know if that's because I had a c-section last time or not, but I'll take it! All in all things are great and it's been a great 2 weeks since my last blog entry! With the blessing approaching and family coming from all corners of the U.S. I am getting things all ready, so hopefully I'll have a chance to update soon. Sorry, no pics of me, mostly because there aren't really any. I'm usually the one behind the camera.

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

Today is My Mom and Dad's 39th Anniversary! I just wanted to say that and put a cute pic of my parents on here, unfortunately I don't have one because they're all at my mom's, and I have no recent ones because Dad always hated having his picture taken. But, We sure miss you, Dad--more and more each day. Happy Anniversary! I hope you had a great day, Mom!