merry christmas

Jovi wasn't completely wowed by Christmas this year, but Corban sure was! He loved the blocks his uncle and aunt gave him and was absolutely giddy about his Spiderman jammies matching his new Spiderman sheets! Giddy until they were put on his bed and he had to sleep in them. 

Merry Christmas!

scissor hands

I was cutting out something and Corban watched me the whole time. I finally turned over the scissors and let him try his hand out at cutting paper. He was so focused and was concentrating so hard! I love this little man.

diaper pals

Yep. We still have 2 kids in diapers. We tried again today but Corban is super okay with wearing a diaper. I think he's gonna be the only kid in high school still wearing a diaper!

How did you potty train your kids?

merry christmas

thanksgiving 2011

This year we went to Green River and spent it with Joe's parents and grandma. Scott, Bri and their family was there too. This was the first year we actually wanted to do some Black Friday shopping to get a killer deal on a Nintendo Wii. Scott and Bri wanted to go to, so we sat with their sleeping kids while they went to Wal Mart, braved the crowds, and bought 2 of everything! All the while, Joe and I napped on the couch and watched "Pysch" (if you haven't watched this show go watch it right now!). All-in-all, it was the easiest shopping day ever!

This is my Thanksgiving project I got through my relief society. We're going to start a new tradition next year: the pumpkin is full of strips of paper. All through the month of November all of us are going to write what we're grateful for and put the slips into the pumpkin. On Thanksgiving we're going to read all the things we're thankful for before we gorge ourselves on delicious food!

christmas cactus

About 3 years ago I got a cutoff from my parents Christmas cactus. It was snapped off from the original plant, we stuck it in some water for the roots to grow, and then planted it into this pot. It would grow blossoms but they would pop out and then pop off. It was all very sad. Then, the other day I looked at my plant and I had this blossom on it! Isn't it gorgeous? I love this finicky, stubborn plant.

m.i.a.

The past 4 months have been kind of hard. I started watching my grandma again after I had Jovi. Two weeks ago, she died. She looked so at peace and better than she has in a long time. These are all my relatives at the cemetery in Richmond, Utah.

Also, me and Jovi have been having tooth pain. I had one of my molars taken out right after I had Jovi and had an implant surgically put into my jaw. It hasn't felt good since. Jovi is almost 4 months old and is teething. She sucks on her hands, doesn't eat very well, is a bit fussy, wakes up at night, has diarrhea, and has a rash on her face and bum.

Hopefully, things will settle down a bit and I'll update my blog a little better (i.e. Halloween, family pics, etc.)