I'm a blogger

I've recently given facebook another try, thanks to a friend from my ward informing me that I was missing out. I had signed up over a year ago when I received friend requests, and then I guess I really didn't get it, so I quit. I was convinced that there was something I was missing...there had to be something great about facebook to draw so many people to it.

I decided that this time I would give it a more whole-hearted try. After playing around on facebook for a while over the past couple of days I have come to a conclusion. The same conclusion. I still don't really get facebook. I guess I'm a blogger at heart. Blogs have been and will continue to be my choice for time wasting (not that reading about all of your lives, or writing about mine is a waste of time...but some days I get consumed. Like yesterday when I spent all afternoon reading this blog. THE WHOLE THING. I was totally consumed in her love story. Go read it. Start from the beginning. DO NOT read her last post. Read it in order. Okay, enough about that.) I think I will keep checking facebook so as not to be a total facebook loser, but in my heart, I'm a blogger.

He did it!!!

Here is Owen with his celebratory jelly beans for his first successful potty experience! We are still months from being potty trained, but today I managed to catch him 'mid-business', made him stop, and put him on the toilet...where he finished. Yay mom and Owen! (Jelly beans are okay at 8:30 in the morning for celebrating purposes, right?)

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Ainsley's Indian dictionary: (She made this with my sister while I was on vacation.) And I'm sure it had nothing to do with the little Indian skirts they made for a craft one day.

Pen-Giogiyo

Boy-Boilash

Water-Louve

Jet-Garange

Number-Jobiash

Halloween-Lashafice

Button-Pinos

Blanket-Aos

Book-Molashious

Necklace-Sedros

Snack-Watchboo

Clock-Abenios

Plate-Sinwon

Fridge-Griogga

Purse-Obutton

Fan-Bionostraws

Spooky-Gioso

Rock-Kabashoo

She 's very into making up words...as I'm sure many 4 year olds are.

John and the kids sat down and wrote out their Christmas lists while I was at work a week ago. It seems like John always has his Christmas list written by August, and he's encouraging the kids to do the same. I got a kick out of Ainsley's list...and John swears there was no encouragement from him.

1. Build a Bear

2. Mirror

3. Toothbrush (a play one)

4. Play sink (I'm not sure where to find one of those)

5. 5 pairs of new jeans (she must be anticipating the holes she will surely put in her jeans)

6. Tea party stuff

7. Missionary shirt with tag

8. Clown shirts/heart shirts

9. Books about worms and butterflies

10. Train stuff

11. Bath tub markers

12. Play flour that is mushy and soft

Ains is also showing signs of growing up. It's kind of sad. She now tells me that she is 4 and 4 year olds do not need to hold someones hand while walking in parking lots. I also walked in on her listening to Hannah Montana while playing in her room, something about watching her listen to that just made her seem so old.

A bit about this one...

You've just gotta love that face!
I haven't written much about Owen lately so I thought I would take a moment to jot down some of the 'highlights.' The past couple weeks Owen has become clingy and independent all at the same time. He wants to do everything by himself ("I do it!!!") and yet he has moments of clingy/cuddliness that he hasn't had for a long time. His independence reached new levels when I was cutting his hair the other day and he was fuming mad because I wouldn't let him do it himself.

He also has a new love for being naked. Unfortunately for us, this new love has been accompanied by the ability to take off his clothes by himself. We have a lot of afternoons where Owen is shirtless. In this picture he is hiding. He's starting to do this when he messes his diaper...could there be potting training in our near future? He loves to sit on the toilet but has yet to do anything productive.
Here is another example of Owen's self reliance. He is attempting to wash his hair with hair gel and hand soap. Lovely.

He is talking more and more (which is still not very much by Owen's standards), however I think I'm the only one who can understand him. For weeks Ains was 'Dee', while we were gone he started saying 'okay', but I still think my favorite is when I get greeted with one of his very excited, "Hello!" Owen's favorite word has to be candy, I have not met a kid who loves candy and treats more. The other night he refused to go to bed until he had his baggie of carmel popcorn with him. (I forgot to take it away after he went to sleep and woke up to him eating popcorn as he mosied into my room the next morning.) Halloween is sure to be a hit with this kid!

He is also decided that he is to mature for afternoon naps. I fought him for some time to try to convince him that he was still in need of a nap. But, with the freedom of a bed with no bars, came the end of nap time. Good bye naps, hello grumpy Owen. Good times!

Spendy

I just paid $135 for a bolt to be replaced on my car. A. BOLT. Just one. Why is it that no matter what car problem I have I always feel like I'm being ripped off. Not only that, they just happened to notice while diagnosing my bolt issue that some sort of gasket also needs replaced. That is a bit more pricey at about $700. I said no thanks. I'll wait for the problem to manifest itself. Why don't I have a mechanic in the family????

Fourth Photo

I've been tagged for this twice now, and I like the idea of it. The idea is that you go to your picture file and post the fourth picture in your fourth file. This is a picture that I took in the spring of '07. I was trying to get some cute picture of the kids in their Easter outfits and I wasn't having much luck. I was able to get several cute shots of Owen, but Ains was giving me some trouble. She was being silly and wouldn't look at the camera and show me a normal looking face at the same time.
I'm not going to tag anyone, but It's kind of fun to reminisce...so if you feel so inclined, do this on your blog!