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.)

family happenings

Corban LOVES pbskids.org! He would play on the computer all day long if I let him. Here he is playing Fire Boy and Water Girl. He also LOVES his USU, "football" shirt. Once he wears it one day, it is a chore trying to get it off the boy. He would wear it every day and every night. He still loves his cars and will play with them everyday all the while making a motor-boat noise as he moves the cars from one place to another.

Jovi is now 3 months old! She smiles at anyone and is SO close to belly-laughing. I almost had her full on laughing in church today. I guess just a little inappropriate. Corban loves his sister and has to be right next to her when she's on the floor or anywhere close to him. We're talking centimeters away from her. Jovi can't decide if she wants to sleep through the night yet or not. She usually will wake up once during the night, but lately has been waking up 2-3 times. Yikes. Doesn't make any of us happy at home. She did, however, sleep from 8:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. one day last week. Now, I'm hoping she'll make that a habit.

Joe hasn't quite made it to mid-term exams yet and is ready for the semester to be over. Me too. He complains that both Corban and I are uber-hyper and clingy when he's home that it kind of bugs him. Well, he's not home a lot. So when he is home we have to make up for lost time! He is also still working at Smith's Marketplace Pharmacy and loves it! I have to admit that the people who work there are pretty cool peeps.

I chopped my hair. I got 8 inches cut off and I love it! It literally takes 2 minutes to do my hair. And that's including using my straight iron. I'm also getting an implant for one of my molars. I got my tooth pulled in July and the post put in a couple of weeks ago. Boy, does my jaw hurt! I now have about 3 months of recovery time and then the implant can be put on. The only positive thing out of this is that it has been an INCREDIBLE weight loss plan! Ten more pounds and I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight.