Halloween 2011

We had a lot of fun on Halloween. We had a little family dinner consisting of homemade chili, salad, halloween jello, and freshly brewed wassail.  Then it was off to trick-er-treat.  Griffin and Ella were really having a fun time running through the neighborhood.  Heather kept up with them pretty good, I just kind of waddled behind everyone.

This year Ella was a fairy, she let me do her makeup!  Griffin was a swat team member, Easton wore his monster jammies, and according to Griffin I was the "fat doctor". LOL-

The drama for the night happened when Griffin and Ella somehow managed to crash into each other, and Griffin fell and scuffed up his knee. We took them home and Griffin went into his room and screamed, "This is the worst Halloween ever"-  It was quite funny and we all laughed.

Griffin really enjoyed passing out candy to all the trick-er-treaters that came by.  I did find it kind of funny how many mommies were collecting candy for their babies?  Maybe I should have gone to the door requesting double the candy for the twins???  Seriously...made me wonder.

All in all we had a very memorable  night.  I'm so grateful Nate & Heather decided to move here, I love being able to share our life moments together!  Looking forward to many more fun Halloween's!

Just for the sake of remembering I was preggie with twins this year, I'm including a full body photo- and I'm grateful to be able to do so.

s{ick}

Haven't been blogging for a few weeks because our family has been s{ick}.

Griffin was the first to get the {ick}. He had a fever, a bad cough, and severe case of the lazies!  Had to stay home a few days to take care of him, and I also learned the benefits of a humidifier!  The humidifier helped is cough clear up and also helped him to sleep through the night!

Joe was next to get the {ick}.  He had a fever, chills, body aches, lazies, congestion, and towards the end of his NINE day {ick} he got an all over body rash, which itched and caused him not to be able to sleep!

I think it was about the middle of Joe's {ick} that I got the {ick}.  I had a fever, lazies, really bad congestion, body aches, sore throat, and towards the end of my {ick} I got an ear infection and totally blocked sinuses. My sinuses are still not cleared up.  I had the {ick} on my birthday and also had to teach my Relief Society lesson while I had the {ick}.  Thank goodness for sudafed, ibprofin, antibiotics, and nasal spray!

Not sure what kind of {ick} we got, but we did decide next year we are getting the flu shot.  We did talk about it this year, but we didn't make it a priority so we had to deal with the {ick} for about three weeks!

While we were s{ick} we enjoyed watching The Deadliest Catch -

Joe and I stayed up way too late watching episodes.  We started on Season 6 and then went to Season 1.  We also had many late night conversations about crabs, crabbing, crab boats, the business of crabs, just everything crabs!  It was very interesting.  Although we aren't as dedicated to the show now that we are done with the {ick} we are looking forward to watching Season 7, and we are slowly making our way through all the seasons.  I might have to buy myself a crab shirt from one of my favorite boats, just so I can prove to everyone I am a fan!

Will do an update on P 52:365:11, I did miss a few weeks but I've got to get back into it!  I didn't really do too well with my no Coke Zero drinking .  Since my throat hurt so bad I did quite enjoy the cold carbonation of my Coke Zero!  Just have to be honest with that!  Will work on it.

Felt I needed a bit more color on this post, so I am sharing with you a springy card I made.  I am so looking forward to some sunshine, and thunder storms!  Ready for the snow to melt and the flowers to bloom!

Project 52.365.11

Week 5 P52.365.11 summary

My goal for last week was a simple one, to make sure my counter top and sink were cleaned before I went to bed each night. I am proud to report I was able to do this, every night except one and that was because I was sick.

It is strange because this really wasn't as hard to do as I thought it would be.  Before my experiment I would just leave dishes in the sink and clean dishes in the dishwasher and tell myself I would take care of things tomorrow, but things would just keep stacking up; and eventually it would just become this huge mess that had to be dealt with before you could cook or even get a glass of water!

Waking up to a clean kitchen was nice, and I didn't have to think about all the dirty dishes that were awaiting me the next morning.  I will be continuing on with this goal, because I know if I did it for one whole week I can do it again, and I really like the results! Even Joe noticed and helped out!


Week 6 P52.365.11

I've got a list of goals I would like to work on but I am keeping to my schedule and working on only one each week.  This week I am going to go with a tougher one, well it will be tough for me.  I've really got to rid myself of my addiction to Coke Zero.  I think every year for the past two years one of my goals was to stop drinking carbonated beverages.  I managed to rid myself of this habit for a while but always fell back into it.

So, my plan is to ween myself off slowly.  I can usually go one day without caffeine before I get a wretched headache and my body starts going into convulsions...okay maybe not convulsions I just really have a strong craving for it.

This week I am going to limit myself to one Coke Zero every other day!  Figure if I can get used to drinking less of it I will eventually be able to ween myself off completely!

Baking

Tonight Griffin and I made cookies. Actually, I started and then Griffin volunteered to help.  His job was to add all the flour, salt, and baking soda to the bowl and then mix it.

Griffin takes his stirring job very seriously.  

You might also notice he is sporting a new hair cut.  Joe was able to cut his hair this weekend!  He looks so much older with short hair.

And finally, all scooped up and ready to bake!

Project 52.365.11

I've been mulling over my New Years Resolutions.  Trying to decide what I really want to work on, who I really want to become, what I want out of life....these are all pretty overwhelming questions.  I love setting goals and making a plan to achieve, but lately I've just been confounded with deciding what goals I would like to make for myself.

Lots of people make New Year's Resolutions, it makes sense it's a new year, a time to start fresh.  After all, your W2 gets wiped clean as of Jan 1, so why not start the year with a fresh slate?  The thing about Resolutions is...people work on them for the first two or three months, and then they become a thing of the past. We just get busy with other things, or realize the goals we have set are a bit unattainable, or maybe we just get plain ole' tired and slip into the comfort of our old selves.

How does one overcome the three month dull drums of your New Year's resolve?  Well I can't answer this question for you, just myself.

This year I've decided every week I am going to make one goal and work on it for the whole week.  My goals can be big or small, and I am not allowing myself to move onto another goal until I have completed what I have set for myself for any given week.  Every Sunday I will write my goal for the week on the ole' bloggaroo and also do a little write up of how my goal for the previous week went.

My goal for 2011 has been named Project 52.365.11, or P52.365.11, 52 weeks, 365 days, the year 2011. Pretty simple.  I  am hoping this will keep my mind focused on the things I need to do better in my life.

It is already week 5 of the New Year so I am starting a little late.

WEEK 5 P 52.365.11:


This week's goal is a simple one.  Every night I am going to make sure my kitchen island is cleaned and disinfected, and that my kitchen sink is also in the same state.

Time

When your hair starts to grow out side ways, it is time for a hair cut.

When your hair starts to have more volume and bounce than your mom, it is time for a hair cut.

Griffin has funny hair, as it grows out it just sort of grows out side ways into a big bushy ball.  LJ  has this  same issue, so I guess he got it from me.

Wish we lived closer to Heather because she gives the best hair cuts!  I will just have to settle for one of Joe's.

Diaper

This past Sunday during sacrament Griffin was busy pulling things out of my church bag.  He came across a feminine napkin and pulled it out.  He held it up high and said in his not so reverent voice, "Look  mommy I found your diaper."

Joe and I just started laughing, as quietly as we could, and I quickly grabbed my "emergency diaper" and stuffed it to the very bottom of the bag.  

Is this what I get for trying to be prepared? I mean you just never know when you will need one, or who might be asking you for a spare, KWIM?  Although I have yet to meet someone who would refer to it as a mommy diaper.  The things kids come up with.  

Think we will be chuckling about this one for awhile.

Happy Birthday Griffin

My baby is growing up, he is now 4!

He wanted a spiderman cake for his birthday and he invited Pockie and Julie over for dinner.  We had spaghetti, with garlic bread, and my super yummy buttermilk fruit salad.

Of course before the party began Griffin fell asleep.  He just has a knack for falling asleep at the strangest times.  I was really worried he was going to wake up super grumpy, and he did, but he perked up right up once we brought out the cake and lit it up!

We sang Happy Birthday to him twice and let him blow out the candles each time.  He loved it.  The only thing he ate all night was a piece of his cake, but it was his birthday so I didn't worry too much about it.

I wanted to start a new tradition of getting a family picture on his birthday but I didn't so will try and do that soon, you know before he turns five!!

Shopping with Griffin

I don't really have any ideas about what to type, the pictures seem self explanatory!

Am I the only one...

Am I the only one who does their laundry and then sets it on top of the washer and dryer?  I am still anxiously awaiting the laundry fairy to fly in and fold it!

Sometimes I have days, weeks like this!  I just use the top of the washer and dryer as my dresser.  Think I've gotten dressed in the laundry room every day this week!

Just being honest!