Eva...

I don't know if I ever said anything about Eva, and how she likes to sleep. Well, it is one of the funniest things I have ever seen. She likes to have you, litterally strap her arms down. However, when you put her to sleep that way, you can lay her in her crib awake and she goes to sleep on her own.

On occasion you can find her in our room quietly talking to herself....

These are pictures we have taken of the kids just in the last week or so. We were in Arizona for the Snowflake pioneer days. Which they celebrate the weekend before the actual holiday. It was so fun to actually be home for a while even if it was only for one night. Hopefully we won't have to make our next trip so fast.

Dark Knight...

Ok so this morning Jake and I ventured to the IMAX Theater to watch Dark Knight.

uhhhhhhhhhhhh..........eeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

What a waste of finite resources! At least that's what they say in Arizona. Anyway, I am probably the only person in the entire world who hates this movie. It was ok, and I don't even care about the darkness. The darkness didn't bother me at all. But what the crap with Batman. The voice he makes, uhhh annoying and the lines were so choppy and quite frankly it really just wasn't that great.

However, I would like to thank Hollywood for making the film with the least amount of disgustingness as possible. All in all with the amount of violence there was there was no blood, which I have to say is very nice and quite refreshing.

I also would disagree with people saying that if your not old enough to drive to it you shouldn't see it. I thoroughly think that it is what it is. PG-13. If your kid is not 13 then they shouldn't watch it.

Honestly, after paying for a sitter and driving to the theater it was really a disappointment. I left feeling like I wasted a babysitter on that.

Christian Bale did great for what it was, but I really hope the next isn't pushing the 3 hour mark. Oh and by the way, Oh Holy stupidness with Two Face. And that is all I am even going to allow myself to comment on that one.

By the way I wrote this yesterday! I didn't see Dark Night on a Sunday. hahahha

Oh My Goodness! What a slacker...

So It's been a month! I didn't think it had been that long, but apparently it has. So, there is a lot to catch up on. Last month Morgan and I both had surgery. Both of which went well.

Morgan, CAN HEAR now. It's amazing the difference in his speech and how quickly he is developing new words. As for me I couldn't be happier after having my own surgery. It's amazing the difference it makes not having an extra 5 lbs on my chest.

Eva, oh my sweet sweet beautiful baby girl! She is getting a little thicker, but not much and is not to far off from crawling all over the place. I love her little earrings. So stinkin' cute!

Jake and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary this month. We had so much, we went to the Scera outdoor theater. If you haven't done it, you really ought to think about going. Boyz 2 Men will be singing there in August. Anyway, we watched their version of American Idol and it was pretty funny, most people were good, but others well we'll just say  nice try.

And in about a week it will be official, WE WILL BE UTAHNS! We are purchasing a minivan. I know I know, right!  I always said growing up two things: one, I would never live in Utah and two I would NEVER NEVER own a Minivan. Well it looks I have officially failed at both of those. Because, I am sad to say I am happily living in Utah and I am so very very grateful for a vehicle with 4 doors.

My Poor Baby Boy!

Well today I managed to venture out of the house for one of the kids' many Doctor appointments. Of course I still arrived 10 minutes late. An almost usual occurrence for us. Thank heavens for that 15 minute grace period for all of the Doctors we see. If it weren't for that we would be doing a lot of cancellation fees and rescheduling. Anyway, today I took Morgan to see the Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor.

Morgan has a lot of what they call " Negative Pressure" in his ears. They apply pressure in the ear canal to see how much give the ear drum has in order to determine what kind of treatment to give. Needless to say Morgan has no give. In fact the Doctor noticed while taking pictures of his ear drum that during one of his last ear infections he broke his ear drum and it has started to heal.

So for the last year there has been a list of things I have been complaining about to his regular physician. Waking up at night, but almost immediately going back to sleep, but when he's up he complains about different parts of his body, a half choking noise he makes while sleeping, unexplained all the time coughing and draining . And so much more. Well the Doctor said that once his tubes are in place a majority of his symptoms I have been complaining about will be gone. Can you believe just putting tubes in his ear will make him sleep straight through the night.

Oh I forgot. The E.N.T. said you can tell this kid sees the Dr a lot for his ears. Because, Morgan just turned his head each way for them to look and just sat there like nothing was even happening, and Morgan who just stopped taking an antibiotic  3 weeks ago is starting another infection. BLAH! My poor baby.

I can't believe no one even noticed his ear drum burst during an infection and didn't think to say hey I think he should see a specialist. All the while my baby has been suffering as well as the rest of us. So infuriating!

On a different note:

Friday, Eva has her 6 month check up and shots. Hopefully she has put on some pounds. Her being on Soy milk hasn't really helped her with the weight gain, but I'm sure hoping that all of the sweet potatoes, carrots, peas, peaches, butternut squash and pears has helped pack on the pounds.

I guess that's all for now on my update.

I am Thankful For.....

Today I am thankful for Fathers. Jake is the best Father and Husband anyone could ask for. I couldn't have picked a better person to spend Eternity with. Jake is always willing to help me and the kids whenever we need him.

His sacrifice for us means the world to me. Time away at work, and peace and quiet at home are just a couple of things he has to sacrifice. I am thankful for his Priesthood, that he is worthy to hold the priesthood and actively helps me to teach our children.

FHE is sometimes a hard thing to do in our home, but Jake is patient and understanding. Taking the time to teach simple gospel principles that will allow Morgan to have a full and better knowledge of  the temple and the covenants he will someday make.

I posted earlier about Morgan and his prayers. Well He now says a whole prayer, most of which Jake and I don't understand, but we always catch Jesus, this day, Eva and Amen.

I'm thankful for his love of the gospel and his passion to teach our children to love and obey their Savior.

Another Funny Moment With Our Darling Two Year Old.

The kids and I have been planning to take Jake out for Father's day all week. So yesterday morning when Morgan woke up I said, " we're going to the zoo today." Morgan very candidly replied, " Mommy, I need shoes," then he grabs his foot and says, " I have none." Jake and I were laughing so hard I thought for sure at least one of us would pee our pants.

Anytime we go anywhere the first thing he says he needs is his shoes. He is more worried about his shoes than anything, which I find funny. Sometimes he doesn't have anything on, and he will go and put his shoes on and start pointing to the door and shouting, " OU-side"

Our trip to the zoo was absolutely miserable and yet somehow we ended up being there for two hours. Oh my goodness, it was so HOT, and there were so many people. We finally just left and yet we didn't really see anything. I think that's the best part.

On to an early dinner. After the zoo we went to The Mayan in Sandy. Usually it is really really packed, but yesterday we were able to get right in and sit down. Now I don't know if anyone has been there lately but they have changed there dive show. Indiana Jones makes a star appearance, and fights it out with two BEEFY DIVERS. Morgan thought it was just the greatest thing since sliced bread. He wouldn't even eat his food. No surprise there right?

LOOK!

Ok so I know no one really wants to read about this, but its funny and I have to remember when it happened.

So last night Morgan needed to go #2 so I told him he had to go sit on the potty. Now some background. Morgan has been doing really well at telling us when he needs to Pee even when we are out and about. We have even started to take our chances and allow him to wear the cutest boxer briefs ever out in public.

Anyway, the point is he has been doing really well. But when it comes to #2 he would pretend he was going on the potty but not actually do it and then we have to put a diaper on him and let him go. So back to the story.....

I tell Morgan to go sit on the potty. Morgan disappears, and soon appears and says, "Mommy Come On!" So off we trot to the bathroom. When I get there he as prepped his environment. The stool has been pushed all the way up to the toilet, his little toilet converter was in place ( for those who don't know its a toilet seat inside the toilet seat so he doesn't fall in.), and Morgan is grabbing his butt and screaming at me " Mommy I have poopyyyyyy," so like any good mother I sit him up on the toilet and he just starts talking away and every once in a while I would say " oh yeah," and then Morgan would say "yep" but in this really strained I'm pooping voice.

So he finally finishes and he hops down, looks in the toilet and turns to me, and says, " Look, See, it's the poopy!" All while pointing and his head in the toilet to get a better look.

Anyway, not to brag or anything but Morgan is only 2 years and 34 days old and he is just about POTTY TRAINED!

 

WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!