Funny Jenna

This is a picture Jenna drew in primary on Sunday. She was so excited to show it to us! She said it is a picture of her and Ry kissing the Jonas Brothers. Yeah we are in sooooo much trouble with this girl! I was trying so hard not to laugh, she was so serious about it. I guess she really listens to Ry and her cousins talking about how cute/hot these rockstar brothers are. Jenna is in love with Nick (who has curly hair) and Ry is in love with Joe. I love how the girls (they are the 2 on the ends) lips really look puckered up and the curly hair on Nick. So Funny!!!

PS- her culture came back negative so she is going to she the Dr. tomorrow, hope they can figure out what is wrong with my cute girl.

Update on Jenna

For those concerned about Jenna, thanks! I did talk to my Dr. friend and he said probably a UTI and we went up to the lab at LDS hospital Saturday night to check. Jenna thought it was weird she had to pee in a cup, but I told her I would help her. She thought it was hilliarious that she peed on my hand (oh the things we do for our kids). Anyway the initial came back negative and so now we are waiting for the culture to come back. She has gotten worse about sitting on the toilet for hours (and that is not really an exageration) and lastnight none of us got much sleep. I am hoping it comes back positive so we can just get her the antibiotics and be done. If it comes back negative I guess that means more Dr visits to figure out what is wrong. Luckily she has not been sick at all, no fever or anything, just tired and whiny. Poor girl!

HELP!!!

So the last 4 nights have been awful trying to get Jenna to bed.
First I have to tell you that a few months ago she kept telling us she had to pee everytime we got in the car to go somewhere. When we went on vacation at Thanksgiving we stopped numerous times for her to go but she never would. She kept saying she had to and when a 4 year old says they have to pee you stop, right. Well, the problem went away until recently. She again will say I have to pee as soon as we get in the car to go anywhere. I told her to hold it except a couple times when she started crying saying she had to go soooooooooooo bad. So I have stopped at various places (Denny's, the grocery store) just to take her to the bathroom and guess what? She doesn't go. It's very annoying and time consuming and I have just been hoping it will pass again. Now back to the last 4 nights: She gets in bed and a few minutes later gets up to pee and sits on the toilet for 10 minutes and doesn't go so goes back to bed. A few minutes later the same thing and again and again and again. She keeps saying that everytime she lays down she feels like she has to pee. I kind of understand feeling like you have to go when you are riding in a car, but laying down? She keeps saying something is wrong with her and I should take her to the Dr. I just don't know what they could do. I was thinking maybe she had a UTI but wouldn't she really pee over and over besides having other syptoms? Does anyone have any suggestions? It's so frustrating and she is soooo tired and whiny the last few days. The poor girl...



This is how I found her lastnight, she finally fell asleep on her floor next to her buddy, Truman.
This is how I found her a little while ago. I thought she was finally asleep and went in her room to check on her. Truman was there, but no Jenna? She was sound asleep on the toilet, not sure how long she had been there. Poor girl!

My Husband

Another friend did this on her blog and I thought it sounded like fun. Anyone else who wants should fill us in on your husbands as well.

What is his name? Mike

How long have you been together? Married 12 yearsHow long did you date? We dated off and on for over 4 years. I was in high school when we met then he would be gone all summer to CA and then I went to school in ID for a year while he was here in UT, so it was a lot of phone calls and letters. I miss the long talks on the phone and the “love” letters. The only reason we went out in the first place was to shut all the neighbors up who kept teasing us about going out. We figured if we went out they would leave us alone. We didn’t really start hanging out and dating until 6 months after that first date.

Who eats more? It depends on what it is. Probably overall Mike eats more, he just doesn’t look like it.

Who said "I love you" first? I honestly cannot remember, how sad is that? I will have to ask Mike and update you later.

Who is taller? Depends on who you ask. But really I am a little taller than he is.

Who is smarter? I think it depends on what it is. Mike definitely has me beat in the math area. I like to think I know more about science stuff (at least health sciences) but Mike is pretty smart in that area as well. Street smarts is not me, oh well.

Who does the laundry? I do. Mike always did his own wash until we got married and I took over. I guess I shouldn’t have been so anxious to do that job and maybe he would still do it. He does help fold sometimes (if you count laying on the bed in the middle of the laundry helping ;-)).

Who does the dishes? Lately it has become more of a joint effort. He likes to rinse but hates loading the dishwasher. The boys are in charge of emptying the dishwasher.

Who sleeps on the right? Mike

Who pays the bills? Another joint effort: He makes the money and I manage the money and “pay” the bills.

Who mows the lawn? The lawncare boys. Mike use to mow ours as well as the neighbors until he got “fired” by the neighbor. Then we had the neighbors newly hired lawn boy mow ours as well. He got fired by the neighbor too but we kept him, he does a good job. Who cooks dinner? I cook dinner, but Mike makes the best breakfasts!

Who drives when you are together? Mike.

Who is more stubborn? Neither one of us is more stubborn, actually I don’t either of us are stubborn.

Who kissed who first? Mike kissed me first, but I was glad he finally did. He can actually tell you the exact date, which for someone who forgets anniversaries and birthdays is pretty good.

Who asked who out first? Neither, like I said earlier we just kind of agreed to go.

Who proposed? Mike. In San Francisco and it was awesome, even though he forgot the ring.

Who has more siblings? Me-6, Mike-4

Tag, I have been it for awhile...

So my friend Katie tagged me a few weeks, actually more like a month or two ago and I have been slow about it, but better late than never, right!?!? Now I tag Sara, Christy and anyone else who would like to do this.

So, Here it is: My 8 Things

8 things I’m passionate about:
1. My husband and my marriage.
2. My kids.
3. My family (parents, siblings, in laws)
4. Music
5. My friends
6. Baking
7. Reading
8. Being a good friend

8 things I say often:
1. Just a minute
2. Sit down!
3. Do you need to go potty?
4. No
5. I love you
6. Turn it down!
7. Turn it up!
8. Thank you

8 books I’ve read recently (or hope to read soon)
1. Human Anatomy
2. Foundations of Nutrition
3. Chemistry
4. Dora the Explorer, What I want to Be
5. The Twilight Series (finally got to read them over Christmas break)
6. Nineteen Minutes
7. Human Physiology
8. The Tao of Pooh (new book club selection that I need to start)

8 things I want to do before I die:
1. Become a Nurse
2. Get out of debt
3. Be in the temple with Mike and all the kids and their spouses.
4. Become healthier and maintain a good level of health.
5. Be at peace with myself (at all levels: spiritually, physically, emotionally etc.)
6. Travel the USA with Mike.
7. Retire comfortably, so we can do number 6
8. Go on a cruise.

8 songs I can listen to over and over again, and probably have (this was the hardest for me to only pick 8, I love all genres of music and listen to all different songs and artists on a daily basis)

1. The Dance, Garth Brooks
2 Nothing Else Matters, metallica
3. When you say nothing at all by Alison Krauss
4. America by Neil Diamond
5. Long time Gone by The Dixie Chicks
6. Float On by Modest Mouse
7.Strong Enough by Sheryl Crow
8. Fiesta by WEEN

8 things that attract me to my friends: (sorry Katie I didn’t really change any of these because they are the same for me and you said it so perfectly.)
1. They make me laugh
2. I can be myself around them
3. Similar interests
4. They are smart and teach me about things I didn't know
5. They like to have "girl time"
6. They’re there when needed
7. They have the same beliefs and morals as me
8. They tell me the truth

8 things I learned in the last year:
1. That going back to college is HARD!
2. That I love learning!
3. That my kids are awesome and I should give them more credit.
4. That marriage is hard (that part I already knew), but there is help out there and it’s worth the hard work!
5. That I am too stressed out and need to lighten up.
6. That I cannot control everyone and everything around me and that’s ok.
7. That my body is changing, not in a good way, and that I cannot continue to eat like I have, dang it.
8. That I still have a lot to learn about life and a lot of growing to do.

YEAH Giants!!

So I am not really a huge fan of football but do enjoy watching the super bowl each year. I was a little disappointed this year because the teams I really wanted to go didn't make it. I like to cheer for the underdogs and especially this year. I did not want the undefeated Patriots to win, even though Mike did. The game itself was pretty slow and boring until the last quater. The last few minutes were the best! I was so glad the Giants pulled it off!

11 Years Old

Yesterday was Rylee's 11th Birthday!
I cannot believe my baby girl is already 11 and so not a little girl anymore. Ry is an incredible young lady (cannot say young woman yet)! She is so full of life: always smiling and laughing and finding the fun in whatever she is doing. She helps me out a lot, playing with her siblings and being an example to them. Everything has always come easy to her: reading, school, friends, piano, gymnastics, etc. (some things not as easy as she would like). She is a social butterfly, hmmmmm, I wonder where she gets that!?! She is kind to everyone around her and has always had a soft spot for those less fortunate than she, whether they are sad or special needs or whatever, she seems to sense that she can help them and cheer them up a little. Ry we love you and cannot imagine our home without you. It would be so dull and boring!
To celebrate her special day could not be boring either and it ended up being a 2 day celebration! On Friday I took treats to her class and they sang and played a game. She even wanted me to bring Moe so everyone could see him. That afternoon her, Jenna, Grandma Carol, & I went shopping. She picked out a new dress, that is soooo her (I'll have to post a picture of her in it another time). She got a new bra and some hannah montana socks as well as some hannah montana earings and a hair piece (a pony tail thing with purple streaks). That night we went to dinner at Olive Garden as a family (we actually had a gift card from our friend, Granny Joan, so we kind of killed two birds with one stone). The food was yummy, of course, and they sang their special birthday song. On Saturday, the actual birthday, we had german pancakes for breakfast, her favorite, and she opened presents from us. She got 2 Hannah Montana DVD's and the new remix CD as well as some new clothes. I think the best part of the day for her was going with her cousins to see the new 3-D Hannah Montana Movie. I took her and Jenna and 3 of her cousins and we had a blast!!! It was like being at the concert but even better, it was like you were on stage with her. They also had a little party going on in one of the theaters with kareoke and dancing and free posters,etc. The girls had so much fun (I did too). We got glitter in our hair and glitter stars painted on our cheeks (yes I got them too). Definitely a girly day! That evening we headed up to my parents to celebrate not only her birthday but 5 others as well. My bday was a week or so ago and a friends little girl had hers a couple weeks a go, my dad's bday was on Friday, and my neice in Spain shares the same bday with Ry. We also celebrated my brother Brandon's bday, he would be 35 on the 23rd of this month. My mom will be out of town that day so we celebrated now. Mom made a delicious!!!! Mexican feast! Then we sang to everyone and had vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and cheesecake for dessert. Rylee and Eliza kept their tradition alive of coreographing and performing a dance for the family. They even let Jenna and Sofie join in for some of the dancing. It was fun to hang out with my family and relax and laugh! WOW! What a birthday, I am tired just thinking back and writing about it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYLEE!!!!!!

Ry performing for the fam!

Eliza, Ry, Shannon, & Jenna dancing after the movie.

Ry, Eliza, Jenna, & Shannon anxiously waiting for the Hannah Montana Movie to start!

Ry being sung to at Olive Garden (notice Hurley singing, ;-))

Ry with Moe at school.