Things I loved from Easter

Easter was sooo last week I know but here are a few highlights.

Easter was a 3 day event this year. (4 if you count raiding the Michael's clearance section today)

We started on Friday with an Easter Egg Hunt at Aunt Carolyn's work. It was super fun. They even had a HUGE live bunny named Thumper, tons of toy filled eggs, punch and super cute sugar cookies. Lex and Hudson had a blast!

Then on Saturday we went to G&G Rosie's for the next Easter Egg Hunt. They have 7 acres of hiding fun. Since there are different ages of cousins the eggs were divided by colors, to make it age appropriate. Lex's color was yellow. This worked out so well. There was no fighting or competition to find eggs. The older boys had fun as well since their eggs were tough to find and filled with $$$. The little kids got money as well - I'm pretty sure that was Lex's favorite part. More on that later.

After the great hunt Lex was opening all his eggs to see what he got and said a few times "This is the best day of my life". Good to know all the kid needs is some plastic eggs filled with loot.

Lex got to drive Uncle Mike super cool Robot he built for school. Its controlled by a wii remote. Yes Carl's fam is full of smart a.... ummm smart people. hehe

Lex got to play all day with his cousins. I got to go shopping for new earring for Miss Olivia who can wear dangley earrings now. She was super excited. Have you been in Claire's lately? That store is tiny and has thousands of pairs of earrings, along with a thousand people looking for earrings. I haven't been in there for oh i don't know 15 years and I swear they have the same stuff! Perhaps I'm just getting old and the trends are coming around again. I tried to get Eva to buy some lovely things that used to be super cool. Like Giant neon hair clips - they were totally rad! Anyway is was fun to go girl shopping. And Olivia is such a fun girly girl!

(Yes I do believe that Lex is picking his nose)

When we got home Paul and Christi made some yummy coney dogs. Then we dyed Easter Eggs.

Sunday we went to church and when we left I asked the usual "what did you talk about in class" question to Lex. I loved his explanation!

"we talked about Jesus being on that post. First he was on those mean guys team and then they didn't want him on his team so they put him on that post and they weren't very nice to him. And then he wasnt on that team anymore."

After church we went to G&G Rosie's and the Easter bunny came while we were there and dropped of some Easter baskets. We stayed just long enough for lex to open all his stuff and eat a couple of Delicious rolls. Carl's mom makes the best!

Then it was off to G&G Tolley's. First the kids went on a scavenger hunt to find stuff from G&G. They loved it!

Then it was time for the 3rd and final Easter Egg Hunt of the weekend. Mr. Mason had snuck out earlier to find the best (money filled) eggs. He was letting Lex know that there was 1 filled with $2. Well McKale didn't like this at all and sat down on the grass and cried. I don't blame her, I would have too. There was a small argument between the 3 of them which no one witnessed.

Lex comes huffing and puffing into the house to tell us she was crying. I asked why and he said, "I don't know - I didn't even kick her!" What a little stinker! Well at least he is a crappy liar.

Then he finished it off with "I already have a bag of money at home and I need more!" Cant you tell what awesome parents we are? I wish I had a bag of money at home.

They all finished the hunt with a smile and when it was over Grandma made them split the money evenly.

Oh Yeah and all my neices looked adorable in their easter dresses. (I didnt get a picture of Payette in hers but it was sooo cute on her.)

It's already been a year?

Carl and I have moved so many freakin times. I though I would take you on a little journey...

This was our first apartment we moved in the fall of 1999. We lived on the right side for six weeks. I loved it, it was right across from the temple. It was sooo cute and cozy. One day I was taken away by an ambulance and never returned. I tried to die from an asthma attack. The EMT's cut my shirt off and I wasn't wearing any pants. Awesome! Luckily my memory went from "I cant breath I should sit on this chair" to "why am I in the hospital and why do I have a tube down my throat?" But I did miss that shirt - it was one of my favorites.
We lived with Carl's parents for about a month until our other apartment was ready. We lived on the upper level here for about 3 years. We had the nicest old neighbor downstairs. His name was Bob and he would run his garbage disposal for hours. He died shortly after we moved out and sometimes we visit his grave. (ok ok so we have only been there once)

Then we moved into our first house! This is the only place we have ever had a yard with trees and flowers. This is the house where Carl brought me home 2 adorable puppies. This is where I would come home to after a hard day working at the make up counter. (don't laugh it was tough - those rich bitches were well..... bitches.) This is where we brought Lex home to from the hospital. This is where Carl and I grew up and became somewhat adults. The worst part is our good friends built a house just a few blocks down the road. Jessica and I didn't really know each other then. Too bad we could have walked to each others house and been crafty together everyday. I really miss this house and the simple lives we had there.

Then we moved in with our parents for a couple of month until Carl finished this house! We would spend the first part of the week at his parents and then pack up our stuff and stay with my parents for several days. Fun times! This was our first and only house he built for us. I loved this house because I got to pick most of the stuff out. My dad did the brick on it and it was a pain in the ass but he did it because that's what I wanted. Lex had just turned a year old when we moved in.


This is where we live now. Carl built it as a spec and well we all know that went down the drain. When he bought the lot I said I will never live in that neighborhood. Famous last words. We have lived here 1 year now. Until last weekend I had not put up 1 decoration (except for the holiday stuff in the entry). I have very mixed feeling about this house. I love it, I love the neighbors and the ward. It is honestly the nicest ward we have ever lived in. I love the big closets and the flat driveway. I love the little canal in the back yard. But we just don't really fit in. I still feel like we just don't belong here. We just don't deserve to live here.


Last weekend while Carl went to the priesthood session I decided that I needed to make it our home. Even if we don't stay here for long. So I dusted off a few of our decorations that had been boxed up. Then on Sunday there was a wonderful conference talk about making your house like a temple. So its warm and comforting. It's amazing what a few decorations do.


And finally this is where we will probably be living soon.........


Come visit me on the 4th of July!

Edit

So my good buddy corrected me. The walk in weight loss if you don't have insurance its like $120 the first time you go in then after that its only $35 after that. Depending on what they decide you only go in like 5-6 more times. So it is worth it after all.

Also you get a free 1/2 with a trainer. How cool is that.

some randomness

I have been meaning to update this sad sad blog of mine for awhile but it never gets done. Busy I guess - doing what I have no clue.

Rambling #1
So a little more info for walk in weight loss (which is a stupid name since you have to make an appointment)

If you have insurance you just have to pay your co-pay. Totally worth it.
If you don't have insurance its like $120 buck every time you go in. Totally NOT worth it.

You only go in like once a month and they measure your fat (my favorite part) and give you new menu's (really my fave part). You only get menus for 3 days at a time. The point of it is so you learn to swap out stuff.

I have only been doing it for 2 weeks now and I feel so much better. I sleep better. The best part is for dinner. You basically have a pile of veggies and some meat. That's not the best part the really best part is Carl and Lex love dinner. Lex has always been such a picky eater and the kid now cleans his plate. Crazy! Well not really they just didn't like the casseroles and stuff I made. Which is fine because cooking a piece of meat and putting broccoli in the microwave is soooo much faster.

Rambling #2
Lex has learned how to snap his fingers. Doesn't it make you wonder why you teach your kids stuff. He snaps all the TIME! At first it was cute and now it is just annoying. You teach them how to talk and then all you want to do is make them be quite. You teach them to walk then you cant find them! You teach them how to snap and now all I wanna do is tape is fingers together so he cant.

Rambling #3
I did some scrapbooking yesterday. It's fun. I like it. I should do it more.

I went to Roberts and they had the Penny Lane stuff on sale. Oh my I am in love! So I contained myself and only bought a few sheets. I really wanted to use it but I need to print the pictures I want it for. So I used some super cute stuff I got for Christmas from my buddy.

Rambling #4
Jamie and I are going to the museum tomorrow! I'm so excited everyone has been talking about how cool it is. Carl thinks I am going to see Leonardo. He is really the only reason I even knew about Titanic. I only saw the movie like 10 times at the theater and the drive in. The drive in was fun except I missed a lot of the movie.

Rambling #5
Boxing on the Wii fit makes my arms hurt. I'm such a wanny.

Rambling #6
Sugar-free Jello and I are really good friends.

Rambling #7
I am down to 1 diet dr pepper a day. Which I have been for awhile now. I just cant give it up. Oh how I love its sweet sweet goodness.

Rambling #8
I have sucked at 365 for the last oh i don't know 3 weeks! I'm not quitting!!! I will catch up.

Rambling #9
All protein bars taste the same. If they show an entire minny marshmallow on the package I think there should be at least 1 minny marshmallow inside not just a spec from one.

Rambling #10
Lex saved and saved his allowance for weeks so he could buy a sponge bob garbage can. He is so funny! He could have bought a cool toy like a slime blaster. I am so glad the garbage can won. I guess its like a toy - I have no idea why its in the living room for this picture.

Rambling #11
This little girl is adorable and I don't get to see her enough!

Rambling #12
I think a pineapple sitting on my counter is cute. Makes me not want to eat it, but then I do eat it. Then I have to buy another pineapple to sit on the counter and then I eat it. Its a viscous cycle. And I am lame.

Happy Thursday!

Starting something new....

Have you heard of Walk in Weight Loss from Redicare? I heard the commercials and I kinda thought about it. But that's as far as it went. So thanks to my awesome sister in law and her awesome boyfriend I have the opportunity to go. Last Wednesday was the first appointment. I got the lowdown and they measured my fat! It was fabulous. Really I am super excited about it. The program is pretty much common sense. But the best part for me is its doctor directed.

I went in on Friday and they took my blood. A ton of blood. They did a insulin resistance test and some other stuff. If you ever had a insulin resistance test the worst part is sitting in a room for 2.5 hours! You drink some sprite tasting stuff and then they take your blood every 30 minutes.

So I got the results back on Monday. I am severely insulin resistant. Terrific! But seriously how could I not be. I have eaten so much sugar in the last 28 years its ridiculous. Also my cholesterol is 207. I am very thankful that I could do this. I've done other weight loss programs but obviously haven't succeeded. But now having some testing done I don't have a choice. I have to make this work. I really don't want diabetes. That scares me! So the doc put me on some medication to help with that. A side affect is diarrhea - until my body gets used to it. Oh baby I'm so excited for that.

So yesterday was my first day of the diet. They give you a menu based on things you like or don't like. It was a ton of food. Its normal food too. Not my normal sugar sugar sugar but normal.

Anyway I'm super excited I if you've thought about it you should go. Its awesome!

Let me tell ya

about my day! So Thursday was an awesome day. Started of normal. Doing normal things. Then at 1:00 I had to be at the church to help set up for the RS Birthday Dinner. That is when the fun began.

While we were setting up and there was an extra kid helping us set up. He was adorable, and I thought he was our neighbor but not sure. He seemed to be there by himself. He's about Lex's age so they played. So we are setting up tables, unfolding chairs, setting tables, putting up decor. Then the last step - frost cupcakes. After shooing the kids away so they wouldnt cough on them we got started. The cupcakes were suppose to come with the frosting on the side. They did not. So we tried to push the marshmallow petals into the frosting so they would stick. They did for the most part. See how cute....

First hick up no problem. After comforting Lex because the mystery kid knocked him down for his marshmallow I went back to applying marshmallow petals. Myself and about 5 other women are standing in the kitchen when the mystery boy pulls the fire alarm. Right in front of us! Awesome! We were all too slow to stop him. So they called various people to figure out how to turn it off. Then his mama shows up. He's sad. she's embarrassed. Apparently another presidency was having a meeting and didnt realize any one else was there. So we spent the next 20 minutes listening to the fire alarm and crying scared children. It was very relaxing.

My only assignment for the dinner was to pick up rice. at the collage. in Rexburg. Don't ask why someone ordered rice from Rexburg. I just do what I'm told. My mom has the cousins for the day and I thought it would be fun if we ALL went. That was my 1st mistake.

picture it. Mason & Lex in the back row McKale and Maddie in the middle row and then me and my mom in the front. I'm still not sure who was driving. anyway Between telling the kids not to fight my mom and I discussed how many mandarin oranges and Ice cream bars Mason had consumed. McKale was so hungry since the only thing she ate at lunch was a super hard grilled cheese at school. "Do they have an Applebee's" she asked in her best weak voice. "No but they have burger shots at the king of all burgers we'll swing through."

6 burgers between 4 kids later we have the rice (which comes in a special container that has to be taken back the next day between 8-6 great another trip to Rexburg) we are on the way home. About 1 mile from home in fact. Mason proceeds to spew his oranges, ice cream, and 2 burger shots all over my car. Apparently sitting in the 3rd row playing ninteno ds makes Mason a car sick boy. I pull over as fast as I can. My mom opens the back to get him out and he spew's again. The barf falls short of getting outside and lands all over the back of my car. Terrific. In the mean time I'm watching Lex as he dry heaves. Luckily he controlled it. Just what we needed 2 puking boys.

I did feel sorry for Mason. But this is the 2nd time hes puked in my car. The last time it was my white car so its been a few years. (If I recall right I got out of cleaning up that one too because I was gagging.) Anyway I must be and excellent driver. So we drove the last mile with the windows down and laughed at Maddie who was plugging her nose.

My mom cleaned up the chunks. I tried to help her but it made me gag. There was puke everywhere and i mean everywhere! Gross. Luckily Carl learned exceptional car cleaning skills when he worked at majestic. The bottle of fabreeze didn't hurt either.

Maybe its time to trade in the car.

Are ya still with me? Well the dinner went great and the rice was good. Not sure if it was that good but I am glad that is all I had to do.

Oh and last night Carl tried to start the house on fire while making popcorn. Instead of grabbing anything to put out the fire I grabbed my camera. I had to get my 365 picture for the day.

The things you say

So when I named my blog I had all these intentions of writing about all the funny things Lex says. The kid says something hilarious like everyday. I don't think I have yet to tell you all what he has said. So here is the stuff I can think of right now.

Carl, Lex and I are driving down the road. Carl and I are talking all the sudden

Lex Says "Hell No"

I Say: What did you say?

Lex: "I said Elmo"

This happened when he was 3.

Jump forward to last week. We are listening to the new song from all American rejects and of course Lex starts singing.

I Say: "Buddy we shouldn't sing that song it has a naughty word in it."

Lex says: "No it just says give you some help"

It has already been decided when Lex starts kindergarten and the principal calls Carl has to go. You know your screwed when your 5 year old can think faster than you. Of course that's not hard for Lex to do with me. I'm a little slow.

A couple of weeks ago we were having fhe with Carls family. Gary (Carl's dad) answered his cell phone : "this is Gary Tyger" to which Lex said "Scary Tiger!"

The next week we were at Carl's parents house and Grandma Rosie had the table set with place mats. Lex looks at them and then asked me why there were little rugs on the table.

I have way more but this is what I could think of right now. Maybe these are only funny to me.

Here are some of my favorite pictures from 365...