Here I am!
Well, I guess this has been a long time coming. Imagine, me with a blog. I never thought it would happen. Peer pressure finally made me cave in. I have been reading my friend Taya's blog for a LONG time, and she has been making a full-fledged effort to get me going. NO WAY! Then, one night, I was sitting at a table with some friends, commenting on some peoples' "blog obsessions", and every person at that table had their own blogs. (open mouth-insert foot) They all insisted that it was really easy, (I hope so because I am computer-stupid) and really fun. After gathering their blog addresses and checking them out over the next week, I decided to give it a try. Maybe it will be fun- a creative outlet, something to do in my spare time- and maybe it will be a way to keep people posted on the life of our family, which is sometimes a little crazy!
I think we are done with bribes and potty songs for a while. Ethan is officially potty-trained! He is playing with his final prize. Our method: We took a Little People play set and put all of the little people, cars and small pieces up on a shelf. Every day that he stayed dry he got to pick one. After he earned all of the little prizes, he got the big one. He was so excited!
Alright. I get the message. I haven't posted to my blog for a long time. I shouldn't make excuses, but life has gotten a little crazy. I started babysitting kids and took on a few extra classes at Paper Cottage. Aaron got a new job, but is still also working night audit at the hotel on Friday and Saturday night. Add that on top of all the normal things that go along with having 5 kids, and I have barely even been online. Anyways, I will do better!
WooHooooooooooo! We just got the letter saying hat Aaron has officially graduated from Boise State University. He completed his last class over the summer, and so now he has his B.B.A in Accounting/Finance. We were so excited we yelled and screamed on the front porch when we read it!
After Family Home Evening, we let Marx pick out a game to play. He picked Twister. After several rounds, we knew why. He was good . . . really good. He beat everybody several times. He was so excited by the end of the night everybody was calling him "King of Twister"!
I got a little behind in the last couple of weeks so now I am posting several times in one day.
Just a little update: I WON the Scrapbook queen contest for the Meridian Craft Warehouse! WoooHooo! I was pretty excited! The prize was a $250 gift certificate.
Upcoming news: Ethan is almost potty trained. Look for an update hopefull sometime in the next week!
This is one of those moments when I look around and wonder how I have a 8-year old already. She has hated riding her bike for the last year because she still needed training wheels, but Daddy took them off on Friday, and now nobody can keep up with her. When he went running Saturday night, she rode her bike along with him and put about 3 miles on those 2 wheels. She is so excited!
Dallin is officially sleeping in a "Big Boy" bed. We started the transition almost 2 weeks ago. Everybody was so excited. Mikayla gave Dallin her pillow and Marx gave him his special blanket. Ethan gave him a favorite stuffed animal. They were all so excited. We put Dallin in his bed and before we knew it, he was dragging his new blankie and pillow back to his crib. This happened for a couple nights, and then he started wanting to sleep in his "Big Boy" bed. We still have to put him down several times some nights, but there is no turning back now!
After Family Home Evening, we let Marx pick out a game to play. He picked Twister. After several rounds, we knew why. He was good . . . really good. He beat everybody several times. He was so excited by the end of the night everybody was calling him "King of Twister"!
Dallin is officially sleeping in a "Big Boy" bed. We started the transition almost 2 weeks ago. Everybody was so excited. Mikayla gave Dallin her pillow and Marx gave him his special blanket. Ethan gave him a favorite stuffed animal. They were all so excited. We put Dallin in his bed and before we knew it, he was dragging his new blankie and pillow back to his crib. This happened for a couple nights, and then he started wanting to sleep in his "Big Boy" bed. We still have to put him down several times some nights, but there is no turning back now!
