The Dentist

I wish I had pictures or something but I don't and I wanted to brag on my kids anyway.  We went to the dentist this week.  I had rescheduled the original appointment because I had a panic attack about taking 2 kids to the dentist by myself and so waited until Todd could come and assist.  We have been to the dentist once besides this trip so Kensie was vaguely familiar with the place.
We had a plan - Todd would take Xander and I would take Kensie and hopefully everyone would still be alive in the end.  The hygienist came out to get Kensie and she took her hand and walked back to the chair all by herself.  I sat like a nervous mother in the waiting room just waiting for something to happen but nothing did.  Kensie got her teeth cleaned and got x-rays and was happy as a clam the whole time.  When she was done she showed me her brand new purple tooth brush and talked about how they took pictures of her teeth with a special magic camera.
Xander on the other hand was pretty entertaining.  He didn't cry but he basically refused to open his mouth and even went so far as to clamp him mouth shut every time the dentist got close.  She was able to see in his mouth and the trip was a success. 
Sometimes they drive me completely bonkers but seriously my kids are awesome!

Santa

This pretty much sums up how my kids feel about people in general.  I'm not even sure who told Kensie about Santa because it certainly wasn't me. 

Halloween

It was a bit of a headache this year.  I may never make costumes again.  Hopefully we'll get some better pictures eventually but they both got too messy so this is the best we have.  Xander is batman and Kensie is a pink princess.  She picked out both costumes. 

The ALMOST Perfect Weekend

Surprisingly enough last weekend turned out to be pretty great.  Friday night we had our new neighbors over for dinner.  It was nice to have people in our house and the kids had fun playing. 

Saturday morning the kids slept in until a little after 10.  I LOVE when this happens because I get to sleep in too and I love my sleep.  We were planning on going to the children's museum because of the rain but by the time we got out the door it was clearing up so we headed to the American West Heritage Center. 

 They had this cool barn thing with old farm tools and wagons and stuff

Kensie and Xander got to ride some ponies - Kensie loved it and Xander wasn't quite sure

We took a train around the farm

Kensie got to feed some goats

We hung out with some fun scarecrows

They had a hay maze for the little kids - Kensie found her way out in just a few minutes

There was a slide and a hay jump too

Kensie got to pick her very own pumpkin

And Xander was crazy about the corn cobs

We finished up just as it started to pour rain.  We headed into Logan and had a late lunch/early dinner at LaBeaus.  The kids were actually a little worn out so they went to bed that night without much of fight.

Everything started to fall apart on Sunday.  We woke up to a leak in our laundry area.  It was quickly taken care of but it was a still a crappy way to wake up.  The kids fought with us about church but once we were there we survived and then everyone napped when we got home.  All in all it was a good weekend.  I love spending time with my kids...especially when they are happy and fun.

The BIG Boy

I can't believe my baby is 1.  Honestly, we had a bit of a rough start when he was born.  He was fussy and didn't like to sleep so we didn't really get along for the first few months.  Now he is less fussy and a much better sleeper so we are doing better.  I can't believe how big he is.  He's pretty tall (30in) and has a pretty big head.  He loves to laugh and play.  He has it our for any electronic device and will beat the computer if he can get to it.  He doesn't walk yet but is a great crawler.  He loves being outside and climbing up and down the stairs.  He is definitely a Daddy's boy and gets mad if Todd doesn't acknowledge him as soon as he walks in the door.  He loves his sister and thinks she is pretty much the coolest toy ever.  All in all he is just an awesome kid and I'm really glad he's mine.

A little late but yeah for California

We went to CA over Labor Day to visit the family.  It was craziness but we had fun.

the kids had a blast playing in the backyard every day

  Kensington LOVES ringpops

 

 The little roller coaster

  Xander is always picking his nose - its actually pretty hilarious

  Kensie loves her new cousin Cole - She always wanted to hold him and love on him

 

Uncle Bryson

 We took the kids to Folsom Zoo

Kensie loved chasing the chickens - she wanted to pet one

The trip was fun and it was really nice to see the family.

Stuff I Want

I was sitting in my kitchen this morning making chocolate chip cookies and really wishing that I had a cookie scoop and I started thinking of all the things that I want.  Last year I tried really hard to want less because we didn't have any money and I had just given up a lot of stuff so wanting just made me depressed.  It turns out it didn't work.  I guess I am a lover of stuff... so here are some of the things I've been wanting lately.

•  a cookie scoop - so my hands don't get covered in cookie dough when I make cookies
• a pineapple corer/peeler thing - I LOVE fresh pineapple but its such a pain to peel and slice
• a Ju-Ju-Be BFF diaper bag - I've wanted a new diaper bag for a while and this is the one that I've found that I like but I just can't bring myself to spend $150 on a diaper bag.  I mean what if I don't like it?  That's a lot of money to spend for something I might now absolutely love.
• a minivan - having 3 kids in car seats in the backseat of my car is going to suck a little but we can't even consider buying a van until we know where we'll be living next year.
• a vacation - I'd really like to take an Alaskan cruise or a Hawaii cruise.  Todd and I are suppose to go next spring for our anniversary but I just don't see how its going to be possible.  I keep hoping it will work out but I haven't figured out how its going to happen.
• a house - I don't need to own it but I want to live in a house again with a backyard where my kids can play and a garage so I don't have to herd my kids to the car and a functional layout that has enough space for all of our stuff.  
• an embroidery machine - I don't actually have time to sew but I'd like to think that someday I will and I'd love to be able to embroider things.  It just sounds cool

For Sale: 2 Kids

1 Girl:  2 years old - loves to play, make messes and eat.  Refuses to listen to anything you say and will not obey any request whether direct or indirect.  Hates to sleep and screams when told its time for bed.  Requires 27+ books at bedtime and at least 25 minutes of snuggling.

1 Boy:  11 months old - loves to play, hit you in the face and follow you around like a lost puppy.  Does not like to be put down and lets you know when he is upset.  Also hates to sleep and requires at least 2 hours of screaming in his crib before he even considers succumbing to his tiredness. 

Both yours for free and if you act fast I may even throw in $50 and the option to purchase a third child as it becomes available.

Update

So despite the fact that I'm pretty convinced that no one actually reads this blog I thought I would update and add some pictures. 

Life is pretty much the same.  Todd is crazy busy with school and I am just crazy.  Kensie loves to play outside and would live out there if we let her.  Xander is crawling and starting to get into everything. 

We still take a million pictures of Kensie for every five we take of Xander

Her Uncle David's Harley - She was obsessed with this and the John Deere

A few weeks ago we went to Temple Square so Todd could take some pictures for his photo class.  It was hot and Kensie decided to sit/play in every fountain she could find and there were a lot of fountains.

Quirky Kensie

We sure do love this girl

Deep in the Heart of Texas - Part 7: Going Home

Driving home  seemed to take twice as long as driving there.  The wind was crazy and there were a few times I thought we were going to be blown off the road.  We chose this route because I re3akky wanted to go Four Corners and be in 4 states at once.  We drove the 40 minutes out of our way and this is what we found...

I was pretty annoyed but there wasn't anything I could do about it.  Grrrrr...

The kiddos are awesome road warriors!