Just thought it was cool and wanted to share.
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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
100 Days
Solace's class celebrated their 100th Day of Kindergarten a couple weeks ago. As part of the celebration, the families were asked to so a family project. Our instructions were to make a picture using 100 of something. I sent Wes to get 100 of something to use. Of course that means a 5 pound bag of gummy bears came home. We had fun doing this and this is the picture we came up with...You can make it big and check on us, but I assure you, there are exactly 100 gummy bears on this mama...
Just thought it was cool and wanted to share.
Just thought it was cool and wanted to share.Friday, January 30, 2009
25 Random Things
On Facebook, my cousin Laura and my friend Sarah both tagged me for this one last week.
I already posted it on Facebook, but thought I ought to put it here too.
So, here it is!
Rules:Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.
1-Though I grew up in Utah, I have only been skiing 2 times, both of which were after I was married.
2- I am addicted to TV. Well, addicted might be too strong because I can totally live without it, but I just love, love it! I find so many shows entertaining. I get angry when shows show a repeat when it should be a new episode! It sucks!
3-If I had named my children alone, they would be (in this order) Scarlett, Creighton, Ender and Tamsin instead of Solace, Ender, Armour and Kindle. However, now, I like the names we chose together so very much more (though if we have another girl I am still in love with Tamsin!)
4-When I was in high school, I loved it and I thought I was fairly popular. Since high school I have realized I was unpopular and awkward, but I am grateful I did not realize it then-I had a lot more fun in my delusional popularity!
5-Growing up doing theatre I always had directors and teachers tell me to think of something that was sad when I was supposed to act sad or upset and I could never get a grasp around that. I could never make myself act sad very well and was thus not a very good dramatic actress. Now I understand loss and sadness and cry each and every time I think I want to call or visit my aunt Cathy but I cannot. I cry at the fact I miss her though I know I will see her again. I am crying just typing this...
6-My kids say crazy things, especially my boys, and I love it! They make me laugh at least a thousand times a day!
7-I cannot stand any food that has soggy bread. Or anything soggy-bread-like. It makes me gag. This includes thing like dumplings in soup, sandwiches with sauce that have not had bread toasted, and many many other foods.
8-I hate to shop. I really really do-it feels like a chore. But I LOVE to get a great deal-that makes shopping worth it!
9-Red Box is my favorite.
10-I have never in my life met anyone with as big a vocabulary as my husband (well-and his whole family really). They routinely use words in everyday speak that I have never heard of. 11-My ancestor shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel (Aaron Burr)
12- I tend to compare my age to the roles in musical theatre that I could currently ply or am too old to play, like "Darn, I must be getting old cause I can no longer play Liesl in Sound of Music, I am more of a Maria. Actually, I am even on the old end of a Maria, but thank goodness I haven't hit Mother Superior yet! Maybe Else?"
13- I am a die hard Utes fan and being away from Utah and being a Mormon Utes fan is a rarity. I LOVE it when Utah beats BYU. I know my ward gets sad and upset, but I LOVE, LOVE it!!! I get great joy in winning (I am a poor loser and an even worse winner!) It was awesome to be undefeated this year! Go Utes!!
14- When I moved into this house, I was terrified of the attic. I had a nightmare almost every night for the past 7 months where Wes went up into the Attic, and the old owner had some crap stashed up there that he did not want found so he had set a trap that chopped off the head of anyone that tried to climb up into the attic. (It was similar to the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) So, I kept having this horrible dream about Wes going up and getting his head chopped off. Well, Wes in reality had to go up in there to investigate a leak on Saturday, and happily I can report my crazy dream did not come true, and I did not have that dream the last 2 nights!
15- My husband hates any social interaction (party, dinner, etc) that lasts more than an hour-seriously. You could set a clock by it-he starts to get antsy after being out and social for an hour-it makes for miserable ward parties and other such activities...
16- In spite of his anti-social behaviors, Wes likes people and they like him. He just likes to have things moving and done quickly. Everybody Loves Wesley!
17- My roommate Penni told me one very memorable thing about her friend Wes before I ever met him-she said he had very kissable lips like Vince Vaughn. She was right. I occasionally think of his "kissable lips" and am glad I get to kiss them so much! (Sorry-too much info, but a fun and interesting fact).
18- I still hold a bit of insane hope of being on Broadway someday-at this point I would have to be a billionaire producer and produce myself as the lead in something, but hey-anything can happen...
19- I love staying at home with my kids though it does have it's frustrations. When I think back on the frustrations of teaching school though, I am grateful for the small set backs at home.
20-Most of you would know this one, but in case not...I am the oldest of 4 kids. I am 30, my sister Andrea is 28, my sister Melanie is 20, and my brother Spence is 11. We all 4 have the same mom and dad, we just have huge age gaps between kids...
21-My brother's actual name is Stephen Merle Enderton Jr but we have always called him Spence.
22- Turning 30 was sad.
23- I hated chocolate and Hawaii as a kid. I love them both now. Actually I would love to live in Hawaii and eat chocolate often...but not gain weight...
24- I love my blog and am trying to make it into a book currently.
25- Some of you might remember the fit about Curly fries?! I might have been a bit of a diva...
I already posted it on Facebook, but thought I ought to put it here too.
So, here it is!
Rules:Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 25 people to be tagged. You have to tag the person who tagged you.
1-Though I grew up in Utah, I have only been skiing 2 times, both of which were after I was married.
2- I am addicted to TV. Well, addicted might be too strong because I can totally live without it, but I just love, love it! I find so many shows entertaining. I get angry when shows show a repeat when it should be a new episode! It sucks!
3-If I had named my children alone, they would be (in this order) Scarlett, Creighton, Ender and Tamsin instead of Solace, Ender, Armour and Kindle. However, now, I like the names we chose together so very much more (though if we have another girl I am still in love with Tamsin!)
4-When I was in high school, I loved it and I thought I was fairly popular. Since high school I have realized I was unpopular and awkward, but I am grateful I did not realize it then-I had a lot more fun in my delusional popularity!
5-Growing up doing theatre I always had directors and teachers tell me to think of something that was sad when I was supposed to act sad or upset and I could never get a grasp around that. I could never make myself act sad very well and was thus not a very good dramatic actress. Now I understand loss and sadness and cry each and every time I think I want to call or visit my aunt Cathy but I cannot. I cry at the fact I miss her though I know I will see her again. I am crying just typing this...
6-My kids say crazy things, especially my boys, and I love it! They make me laugh at least a thousand times a day!
7-I cannot stand any food that has soggy bread. Or anything soggy-bread-like. It makes me gag. This includes thing like dumplings in soup, sandwiches with sauce that have not had bread toasted, and many many other foods.
8-I hate to shop. I really really do-it feels like a chore. But I LOVE to get a great deal-that makes shopping worth it!
9-Red Box is my favorite.
10-I have never in my life met anyone with as big a vocabulary as my husband (well-and his whole family really). They routinely use words in everyday speak that I have never heard of. 11-My ancestor shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel (Aaron Burr)
12- I tend to compare my age to the roles in musical theatre that I could currently ply or am too old to play, like "Darn, I must be getting old cause I can no longer play Liesl in Sound of Music, I am more of a Maria. Actually, I am even on the old end of a Maria, but thank goodness I haven't hit Mother Superior yet! Maybe Else?"
13- I am a die hard Utes fan and being away from Utah and being a Mormon Utes fan is a rarity. I LOVE it when Utah beats BYU. I know my ward gets sad and upset, but I LOVE, LOVE it!!! I get great joy in winning (I am a poor loser and an even worse winner!) It was awesome to be undefeated this year! Go Utes!!
14- When I moved into this house, I was terrified of the attic. I had a nightmare almost every night for the past 7 months where Wes went up into the Attic, and the old owner had some crap stashed up there that he did not want found so he had set a trap that chopped off the head of anyone that tried to climb up into the attic. (It was similar to the end of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade) So, I kept having this horrible dream about Wes going up and getting his head chopped off. Well, Wes in reality had to go up in there to investigate a leak on Saturday, and happily I can report my crazy dream did not come true, and I did not have that dream the last 2 nights!
15- My husband hates any social interaction (party, dinner, etc) that lasts more than an hour-seriously. You could set a clock by it-he starts to get antsy after being out and social for an hour-it makes for miserable ward parties and other such activities...
16- In spite of his anti-social behaviors, Wes likes people and they like him. He just likes to have things moving and done quickly. Everybody Loves Wesley!
17- My roommate Penni told me one very memorable thing about her friend Wes before I ever met him-she said he had very kissable lips like Vince Vaughn. She was right. I occasionally think of his "kissable lips" and am glad I get to kiss them so much! (Sorry-too much info, but a fun and interesting fact).
18- I still hold a bit of insane hope of being on Broadway someday-at this point I would have to be a billionaire producer and produce myself as the lead in something, but hey-anything can happen...
19- I love staying at home with my kids though it does have it's frustrations. When I think back on the frustrations of teaching school though, I am grateful for the small set backs at home.
20-Most of you would know this one, but in case not...I am the oldest of 4 kids. I am 30, my sister Andrea is 28, my sister Melanie is 20, and my brother Spence is 11. We all 4 have the same mom and dad, we just have huge age gaps between kids...
21-My brother's actual name is Stephen Merle Enderton Jr but we have always called him Spence.
22- Turning 30 was sad.
23- I hated chocolate and Hawaii as a kid. I love them both now. Actually I would love to live in Hawaii and eat chocolate often...but not gain weight...
24- I love my blog and am trying to make it into a book currently.
25- Some of you might remember the fit about Curly fries?! I might have been a bit of a diva...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Ender's talk
Ender gave a talk in Primary on Sunday. He wrote most of it on his own, and read it by himself. Here is the video (it is hard to hear though, so I included the written talk after the video). He did AWESOME!!!
As it says in Romans chapter 8 verse 16, the Holy Ghost beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God.
Heavenly Father wants us to remember we are his spirit children and he wants us to try to be like him.
Sometimes I do not want to listen to my parents and clean my room. But then I remember that I am a spirit child of God and He would want me to choose the right.
I hope we can all remember that we are spirit children of our Heavenly Father and knowing that will help us all remember to choose the right.
Dress
I had to get something that would fit me and look good for Wes's work party. I ended up getting a couple outfits at Wally World. I forgot to take pics on the party night, but on Sunday morning before church the kids took some pics of me in the outfit I wore. So, here are a few.
Leggings...
I bought my 8 month old chunk of a baby some size 12 month leggings, and it was all I could do to get them on her. So in the grand tradition of butt tight 80s leggings, enjoy the following picture.
Armours favorite...
As mentioned in the last post (see below) Armour gave himself a bath. Baths are his favorite, but the poor kid has the most sensitive skin, and it rashes, itches and bothers him after each bath. So, we have to limit baths. But all you have to do is look at his happiness in his snuck bath to know how much he loves it...
Post bath baby
Well, after the mess of the last post (see below this one), I had to bathe Kindle. She hates baths, but after the bath she was all bundled up in her towel, and before I could even put a diaper on her, I heard the bath water running. Armour had put himself in for a bath, and I had to run get him, leaving Solace and Ender with Kindle. There were some very, very cute pictures taken of my baby by her siblings. Enjoy...
Playing with food...
Kindle has this awesome little baby food feeder-well it was awesome until she figured out how to stick her little finger in the bottom and remove it, spilling the food everywhere. Here is a few pics and a video of her after she figured that out the other day...
Thank you uncle Spence!
Spence got a cute princess dress for Kindle. Here she is the first time ever wearing it. Such a darn cute baby-thanks Spence for the cute dress!
Chuck E Cheese
We went to Chuck E Cheese last Tuesday for playgroup. The boys and Kindle had a blast (poor Solace was at school). Here are some of our Chuck E adventures...
Ender catching bees
Armour driving, he loved it!
Ender the happy passenger
Happy Kindle on a ride (I have almost the exact same picture of Solace at this age on this ride-when I find it I will post them side by side)
Every time it got high she would stare down at the ground as it got further and further away.
Armour had to have a turn too.
Kindle watching Armour ride.
Armour driving, he loved it!
Ender the happy passenger
Happy Kindle on a ride (I have almost the exact same picture of Solace at this age on this ride-when I find it I will post them side by side)
Every time it got high she would stare down at the ground as it got further and further away.
Armour had to have a turn too.
Kindle watching Armour ride.
Hotel
Last Saturday night I had a secret shop at a hotel. That night we also went over to Scheel's and did some shopping. It was a nice family activity (until we had to go into the room and all be in the same room trying to sleep...) I remember when we lived in this small 2 bedroom apartment last time we lived in Omaha, I really looked forward to staying in hotels once in a while. They were, after all, bigger and nicer than our apartment. Now, though, it is just a pain to go to a hotel...oh well. I guess it just makes me even more grateful for my house. Here are a couple cute pics though...
At Scheels...
Getting ready to swim ( for Kindle's first time.
Getting ready to swim ( for Kindle's first time.
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