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Coming August 31, 2012!!!

2012-01-26T15:08:00.001-08:00

So just before Christmas we found out we were having a baby. My first appointment was on January 18th, which put me at 10 1/2 weeks. I have been terribly sick and so tired I could sleep for days. I went in and my doctor said I felt more like 8 weeks, not 10 1/2 so she ordered me an ultra sound to get my dates for sure. Friday the 20th I went in. The second she put the thing-a-ma-jig on my belly she says, 'well there's two sacks'. WHAT?!? I had to ask what she meant cause I was too flustered, she said, 'there are two babies'. Yep TWINS!!! I am still in shock, and I really wish I could see all your faces right now, I love seeing the shock! Sadly I was alone in the ultra sound because I thought it was no big deal and James could come to the ultra sound when we find out what our BABY is. Well he will be there, just to find out what our BABIES will be. We are so excited and still freaking out, a lot. But we have 7 months to prepare, although I really hope it is more like 6. Here are the ultra sound pics!!! I usually look at these daily to make sure it wasn't just some crazy dream.

I hope to blog more especially cause my sister Becki is teaching English in Ukraine (you can check out her blog here http://wrightonmywaytoukraine.blogspot.com/ ) and this way she can see me getting fatter and fatter and fatter and.........etc.

Family Pics

2011-09-08T16:01:00.000-07:00

We had my cousin Kim and her husband Tim take our family pics this year. I absolutely love them!

the whole family

Becki, James, Holli, Tegan, Jeffrey, Tyrus, Stan,
JoDean, Camberlea, Easton, Andrea, Dallin,
Steven, Brenna, Staci

the girls

Staci, Becki, JoDean, Andrea, Holli

Becki, Staci, Camberlea, JoDean, Andrea, Brenna, Holli

the boys

Steven, Jeffrey, Stan, James

Steven, Easton, Jeffrey, Dallin, Stan, Tyrus, James, Tegan

brothers and sisters

Holli, Jeffrey, Becki, Steven, Staci

grandma and grandpa with all the grandkids

JoDean, Stan
Dallin, Camberlea, Brenna, Tegan, Tyrus, Easton

our family

Tyrus

Tegan

recipe blog

2011-07-07T22:02:00.001-07:00

Hey, I just wanted to let everyone know, I started a recipe blog. I wanted to share some good dinner ideas (that are usually easy) with everyone. Check it out!

dinneratthetharps.blogspot.com

72 hour kits

2011-04-21T13:47:00.000-07:00

So today I have been super sidetracked. I start with one thing, then move to another and do 5 more things before I realize I was in the middle of the first thing.
Anyway...I have been thinking about 72 hour kits lately. (James says I am SOOOOO over-prepared, but I would rather have too much than not enough. I think he has finally given up and just lets me do my thing.) Both my boys have theirs updated and complete, so that is good, but James and I would be screwed. The problem is my boys are 4 and 19 months, and the amount of stuff you are supposed to put in a 72 hour kit makes them SUPER heavy. I was thinking I needed to do something about it. So I worked on their kits today (and hope to get mine and James done by tomorrow) and this is what I came up with. I hope some of this info is useful to you.

First the bag. They need to be able to carry it. So I have been thinking a rolling bag would be perfect. Done! James got some freebees from an old job and they are perfect!

Next clothes. It is really hard to get 3 sets of clothes for each child. So I bought one pair of sweats for each boy (2 sizes too big). That way if it is cold they will be warm, if it is hot we can cut them off. Obviously they will be wearing a pair of something (hopefully, like clothes or jammies) when something happens and you have to leave immediately. So that gives you at least 2 pairs of clothing. I did put in 3 pairs of socks (and underwear) for each one and 1 pair of shoes at least one size bigger than they wear currently. The reasoning for the bigger size is so I can leave them in longer and not always have to buy new, but also I hate to buy new clothes that fit them currently and them never wear them. So when the clothes I have for Ty in his kit start to fit him (they are 5T) I will get them out and buy one new pair (probably 7-8)...is that how the sizes go? I haven't gotten to that yet.

Food. I did find millions of websites that tell you how much food to put in a 72 hour kit per person. I even found menu's from stuff I have gotten from relief society, etc. Here is a sample menu:

Contents:
3 pkg oatmeal
3 apple ciders
2 granola bars
1 pack of gum
3 pkg hot choc
2 fruit snacks
3 ramen
3 plastic spoons
3 beef jerky
2 cans fruit
2 rolls lifesavers
1 gal water for cooking & 2 liters water per person per day

menu:
breakfast lunch dinner snacks
1 oatmeal 1 jerky 1 ramen 3 lifesavers
1 hot choc 1 granola bar 1 can fruit 1 piece gum
1 apple cider

1 oatmeal 1 ramen 1 jerky 3 lifesavers
1 hot choc 1 can fruit 1 fruit snack 1 pc gum
1 apple cider

1 oatmeal 1 jerky 1 ramen 2 lifesavers
1 hot choc 1 fruit snack 1 granola bar 1 pc gum
1 apple cider

In ours we also have canned tuna (that opens without a can opener), raisins and the individual kool aid packets that you can add to a bottle of water. I also have thrown in salt packets from restaurants, finger wipes and even honey from KFC (good on oatmeal). There are also ketchup packets you can throw in as well. My kids could live off ketchup!

Kids stuff. Toys! Yes they will be bored to tears and also need something to distract them from the chaos. I put in toys from Wendys, McDonalds, etc. I also put in books from either the dollar section at Target or the kids meals from Chick-Fil-A. I also put in crayons and coloring books. Each of my boys also has a blanket.

Money. Each of my boys has a container with money in it. I have chosen to use the snack pack chips ahoy or oreo cookies....the on the go containers. I just wash them out and fill them with change. If I have a dollar laying around I will throw that in. Both my kids have 13 dollars in cash (5's and 1's) and the rest filled with change. Also in it I put a paper with their names eye color, hair color, weight, height, who their parents are with phone numbers and also both sets of grandparents with their numbers. In case they get lost. I just thought of this but an address would probably be good as well.

Personal items. Soap, shampoo, lotion, medicine (childrens tylonal, teething gel), poncho, washcloths, also a full package of baby wipes (I just replace them everytime I update their kits, usually every 6 months, so they don't have a chance to dry out), hand warmers, flashlights with extra batteries. Diapers....definately need diapers.

Anyway...I don't know if this helps anyone, or if anyone even cares. But I love to do it! Hope it gets you motiviated like it does me!

Tyrus and Tegan

2011-04-18T14:54:00.000-07:00

I had my awesome sister Becki take some pictures of my boys... Tegan: 18 months

It was hard to get good pictures of him cause he is always on the go.

Tyrus: 4 years old

Remainder of March

2011-04-18T13:59:00.000-07:00

Tyrus and his preschool class on a field trip to Taffy Town. It was super fun and they got taffy to taste. 03/09

Everyone got to wear hair nets...super cute!!!

While we were in church (03/13). Someone decided it would be funny to decorate our car. It only stayed on long enough to get a pic then James was ready with the hose.

This is Tegan's first attempt at walking down the stairs. It didn't go so well, especially because it was my parents cement stairs out their front door. 03/14

St. Patrick's Day Dinner

We had corned beef (no cabbage), green jello, peas, green mashed potatoes and green salad.

03/16

Here are our green cupcakes, which the boys absolutely loved!

St. Patrick's Day...I have some pics but my disc seems to be having issues. We had a Leprechaun leave footprints from the door, up the fridge across the kitchen floor up the dishwasher, over the counter and to the laundry room where a pot of gold (hersey's treasures) and green glow sticks were found. The kids absolutely loved that!!! We had green pancakes, and green milk. I had to basically force Ty to try his pancakes which of course he loved.

correction...

2011-03-07T13:43:00.000-08:00

So I totally guessed, and guessed wrong. Angie's daughters name is spelled Aynslee (which is way cuter than the way I spelled it). Sorry Ang.

March-Weekend at the Cabin

2011-03-07T12:21:00.001-08:00

We decided we would go for the weekend to my parents cabin. It was so much fun and we stayed up WAY to late.

03/04

The kids and their fashion shows...

Bethany and Riley

Bethany, Ainsley, Riley and Breanna
Sleepy Ainsley

Riley and Bre
Ains

Riley and Bethany became the best of friends.
The kids playing in the loft with all the toys!

While the guys played pool.
Jon, Tyrus, Doug and Ashton.
Ashton

Playing cards....Riley, Angie, Bre, James and Holli (taking the pic)

Getting ready for bed...Megan is getting sleepy!

Tyrus, Ains and Meg on one air mattres...

Ashton, Bethany and Riley on the other.

And Bre on the couch!
03/05
Tyrus going for a ride on the 4-wheeler...

The kids playing in the snow waiting their turn

Lots of snow!

Tyrus
James and Tyrus

They didn't get too far before they buried the

4-wheeler.
Dawson's birthday...

Bre blowing up balloons!

Happy birthday Dawson!

Tyrus and Bethany

Ashton, Danielle and Megan
Riley

Breanna (finally letting me take a pic)

03/06

Tyrus watching SpongeBob...and really liking it!

Tegan watching Elmo on grandma's bed...again!

January and February of 2011

2011-02-21T13:38:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I decided to start fresh! My new years resolution is to blog more (I don't know how anyone has time to do it so much, but here is my attempt).

January:

01/01

New Years!

Starting off the year right with sparklers with the cousins, Camberlea, Dallin and Easton at Grandma and Grandpa Wrights cabin.

Don't forget the food...Tegan enjoying his chip, and looking SUPER tired. And James pretending to be mad.

Ty and Camberlea just enjoying a late night!

01/17

Bowling for Family Home Evening. Becki and Taylor joined us. It was super fun...and what could be better than nachos. (thanks Taylor!)

Tyrus started taking pictures...which is why we have the pictures of the bowling balls.

01/19

Tyrus' preschool went to Smiths on a field trip. We got to see lots of stuff and even the back fridge where they keep all the milk. They got cookies at the bakery and a grocery sack with a banana, water bottle, and suckers at the end.

February:

02/02

Tyrus' 4th birthday. The day was full of fun. He woke up to doughnuts for breakfast...

His door was decorated...

And a new Mario shirt to wear!

He went to preschool, then we waited for James to get home from work (he didn't want to miss out on a fun filled day), then we headed to lunch with Grandma and Grandpa Tharp. We went to Wendy's, Ty's choice. His second gift was a shake and go car, Lightning Mcqueen.

The next thing we did is go to the movies...we saw Tangled. Super cute!

As soon as we got out of the movie we headed to the circus. It was just a little circus held in the equestrian park in South Jordan. We had some free passes so off we went. It was totally LAME! We didn't stay long.

After the movie we headed home for just a short bit, but not before another present...another shake and go car.

On our way to Taylor's (Becki's boyfriend) to watch him open his mission call, we had to have another gift...books this time.

After Taylor's call (he got called to Pittsburgh, PA which is totally cool for two reasons. First, that is where Steven went, and second the Steelers are his favorite team. We are so excited for him. He leaves March 30.). Grandma and Grandpa Wright were there with yet another present.

On our way home we stopped at Wingers to get dinner. Ty was super excited to use his free kids meal birthday card they sent him in the mail. And of course more presents to open.

All in all, he got tons of fun stuff including new jammies, Mario, of course.

02/05

Tyrus got a cool new bath toy set from his Uncle Todd and his cousins Warren, Alex, Trevor and Tristen for his birthday...so he wanted to try it out. While James was putting it together, Teg decided he wanted to get in and dad was taking too long...

02/06

Right before the super bowl, Becki convinced me to cut my hair (it was an agreement, she would color it if I let her cut it....)

Before...

and After!

I really like it! It is super easy to do, but it is still taking me a bit to get used to it.

02/07

Ty's 4th birthday party. He wanted a Buzz Lightyear cake...so this is what he got, Andy's Bed.

He got so much stuff, it looks more like Christmas!

02/15

All the fun stuff the boys got for Valentines Day, which includes books and candy.

02/15

The weather wasn't too bad so we decided to go to the park.

02/16

We decided to do dessert fondue for Valentines Day. It was a few days late, but who cares it includes chocolate, right?!

02/23

For Ty's preschool we went to the Zoo for Free Zoo Day for a field trip. It was a little chilly but not too bad. We were lucky cause the elephant trainers were out so we got to see the elephants do all sorts of cool things.

We went in to see all the animals and things in the bird area (ya totally can't remember what it is called at the moment) and Tyrus thought it really stunk!

All the animals were really active which was fun to see.
Tegan pretty much stayed in the stroller the whole time (mostly cause I didn't want to chase him)...by the end he was tired and ready to go.

02/25

The South Towne Expo Center had a safe kids fair, so we went to check it out. The kids had a blast.

Tyrus getting a baseball and baseball bat painted on his face...Teg wasn't even going to let the lady get near him.

Waiting in line for the clown to make us balloon animals, Teg got a dog and Ty got a sword.

That sums up the first two months...more to come in March (I promise)!

2011-01-05T13:13:00.001-08:00

the funny things Tyrus does

2010-04-28T21:13:00.000-07:00

So the other day I was washing my hands and James came in and smacked my butt and said, "hi mom" so what does Tyrus do...the exact same thing, smacks me on the butt and says, "hi mom" I still giggle about it.

pics of the boys

2010-03-16T12:40:00.000-07:00

Tyrus just turned three so I decided to take some pictures of him.

I added this pic cause you can see his eyelashes so well, I just love them!

Tegan just turned six months...here are some pics of him.

This is Tegan's blessing outfit...I can't believe it still fits. He was blessed on Nov 1st.

New Year's Resolutions

2010-01-12T11:55:00.000-08:00

Here are just a few random pictures I took yesterday. Tegan is now 4 months old...how time flies. He is my chunker that is for sure. At his 4 month appointment (12/28) he weighed 16 lbs 3 oz and was 25 1/4 inches long. Tyrus at 4 months was 14 lbs 9 oz and 25 1/2 inches long. Tegan is just a bigger kid, but eats way less than Tyrus did. It amazes me how different they are. Tyrus just loves his brother...a little too much at times. He always wants to kiss him and talk to him. Tegan is also sitting up, with help, and it such a giggler. It is so fun to have kids.

So I have a few New Year's Resolutions...which some say is super lame, cause really do you ever keep up on them. Well I am seriously going to try. One of them is to blog more. So I have tried to make it a reasonable amount...once a week. We will see how it goes.

Also I am trying to cook a new meal every day. A few months ago I cleaned out my cupboard full of recipes (what a mess) and I decided it is time to start trying some of them, cause if I don't like them, I am throwing them out, I am sick of the mess. I have found quite a few good ones. I think there has only been maybe one that I probably wouldn't do again. I have so many cookbooks it is insane.

The next one is to deep clean my whole house every six months. So it has began. On Saturday James and I cleaned the car and then cleaned one of our bathrooms. And when I say deep clean, I mean it. Like take everything out that is possible to take out and clean from ceiling to floor, including walls. I even washed the shower curtain.

I also want to scrapbook more. While my sister was out of school for Christmas she came over everyday and we scrapbooked. It was so fun. I am hoping to keep up on it better, since I am currently scrapbooking baby showers from before Tyrus was born. For my birthday I got tons of new stamp sets, so I am hoping that will get me to get going on it.

One goal that I am particularly excited about is going on a date with James once a week. Last week we went to see Blindside (good movie by the way). It was so great to get out. Tyrus got to play at his cousins house and he didn't want to leave (they didn't want him to go either). Tegan went with us, and was an angel, slept through the whole movie. So we will see what this week brings.

Another one I am excited about, is I am trying to grow closer to my Savior. James and I have been reading our scriptures every night for over a month, it has been so great. Some nights we talk and discuss scripture for hours. It has been such a great time to learn and grow.

Anyway...this is a super long post, sorry. It has been ages since I blogged. Thanks to everyone for the Christmas gifts, wishes and treats. We love you all.

6 weeks already!?!

2009-10-05T11:30:00.000-07:00

Tyrus 02/02/07

Tegan 08/25/09

Tyrus (about) 5 weeks

Tegan 6 weeks

I can't believe it has already been six weeks...how time flies. So originally I thought Tegan looked nothing like Tyrus...well I looked at old pics of Ty and they do look a lot alike...I think it is the hair color that threw me off. At Tegans 2 week appoint he had already gained 2 pounds. The doc said I must be making cream because usually babies gain 1/2 ounce to an ounce a day...but 2 ounces a day...insane!

Here are a few pics of my boys (Tyrus is 2- and 8 months-so almost 3). Enjoy!

2009-09-15T11:22:00.000-07:00

Tegan Evern Tharp

2009-09-02T21:26:00.000-07:00

Aug 25, 2009 5:31 pm 7 lbs 2 oz 21"

Well here he is. He made it! This is going to be a long post cause I thought I would "tell the story" of how/what/when/where etc. So as you know my last post I cancelled my induction for the 25th (my due date). So Tuesday morning (the 25th) I woke up at about 4:00 am, went to the bathroom about 4 times in 5 minutes...so naturally I thought my water had broken. Finally at about 5:30 (and crying for an hour) I told James to get ready to go. We dropped Ty off at my moms and headed to the hospital. Of course the traffic sucked (and by the way if you see someone driving like a crazy person, don't judge, they may have their pregnant wife in labor in the passenger seat). We get to the hospital at 7:00 which in hospital time is "perfect" cause they are doing shift changes. Anyway, they got me to the room and checked me and I was at about a 4 1/2, (by the way, my water had not broken). So the nurse told us to wait and hour and see and she would call the doctor to see what she wanted to do. So I get to about a 5 and they decide to keep me. They move me to a delivery room and the waiting game starts. The nurse comes in and asks me if I want an epidural and I said YES! (which by the way epidurals make me sick and I got the joy and pleasure of puking until they gave me something for nausea). At about 9:45 my water starts leaking, but the waiting game continues. Then a doctor comes in (no not mine of course) and tells me that my doc is having issues and won't be delivering me (story of my life...basically the same thing happened with Tyrus, though she gave me about a months notice...nice!). Anyway then another doctor comes in and tells me if my water has not finished breaking by about 12:30 she would do break it the rest of the way. She comes in at 12:30 and checks me (I was about a 6) and says that Tegan was still floating so she didn't want to break my water just yet in case the cord came out first. So then at about 4:00 the nurse checked me and I was at a 7 and when she checked me it broke my water all the way! So she said got the delivery stuff ready, cause it would go fast after my water had broken. At about 4:30 she called the doctor cause I was at a 10...and we waited, again. I told the nurse that the baby was coming so she checked me and said, "ya, just keep your legs closed". WHAT?! That was about the craziest thing I had ever heard. The doc (a different one from the 2 others I saw that day) showed up at about 10 after 5. I pushed for about 15 min or so and he was out! I got to hold him as soon as James cut the cord, two things that we never got to do with Tyrus. It was so wonderful. So here he is! We are so happy to have him here, and I guess my doc must have known something cause he came on his due date!

Baby update!

2009-08-19T21:57:00.000-07:00

I am getting closer...to start off I wanted to let everyone know my doc had an appointment for me to be induced on Tues (the 25th--my due date)...and I cancelled it this morning! I know, I know I am crazy but I just am not feeling it, sorry. I REALLY want my baby to come when he is ready. I was induced a week late with Tyrus and if I could go back I would not have done it. I don't think he was ready...and I didn't get to even see him until like 12 hours after I had him...not my idea of a good time. Anywho....so ya!
I am 80% efaced and just over a 2 (dialated). I am ready to have this baby, trust me, but I don't want to push it (I mean I do, but not yet).

Tyrus has been better about sleeping in his bed, so I am thrilled about that. I hope it sticks when the baby comes...so we will see.

Sorry this is a super lame post...hopefully I will have something more to say (and pics to show) soon.

Seriously...

2009-08-07T09:26:00.000-07:00

Ok, ok. So I am the worst blogger ever. I really have been wanting to update, but I usually only have a few seconds before Tyrus gets into something he shouldn't. He is asleep now so I figure why not. Life has been crazy lately. Wednesday I woke up at 3 (yes a.m.) with contractions galore. Finally after timing them for what seemed like an eternity we went to the hospital at 6. So the contractions continued, but after 4 hours I had not dialated any more (I am only at a 2), so they said the only thing they could do was give me a shot of morphine and send me home (cause I am only 37 weeks). How rude! I didn't want a shot of morphine, I wanted a baby. Anyway so basically I am still pregnant! I really want my baby here, but my doc will be out of town for the next week, so not til after that. But he needs to come soon cause I have already gained 45 freakin pounds (which is 10 more than with Tyrus).

On another note, Tyrus has stopped sleeping in our bed...yeah!!!...but he is on our floor. So this week I am going to try to get him to actually sleep in his own bed. We told him if he does we will buy him Mario Kart (cause that is all he talks about...telling people in the store "Mario Kart Dallin", like they even know what he is saying...anyway). So hopefully I will have a chance to update and let you know how it goes...before the baby comes.

p.s. we are still not sure on a name

It's a...

2009-04-15T14:28:00.000-07:00

Well, the moment of truth...For the last 20 weeks I have been determined I was having a girl. My whole pregnancy has been different so I thought for sure. Well I was WRONG! It's a BOY!!! I am so excited. In my little head I have plans for bunk beds (I know a long ways away...but still). I can't even believe it. I am still in shock! I will never try and guess what my baby is again. James was so hoping for a girl, "so we could be done". But I knew we weren't done, and obviously so did the Lord. I told James that this is Heavenly Fathers way of saying, 'you are not done'. I am so grateful for Tyrus and this new baby on the way. James told our neighbor I was pregnant and she said, "What! I thought Tyrus was your miracle baby?!" Well we are so lucky to have another miracle, and it has been! It has been a tough road but a very rewarding one.
The only problem we are having now is finding a name. We have a million girl names but no boy ones...any suggestions???

Calling all stay at home moms!!!

2009-03-26T14:21:00.000-07:00

Well it has happened...my dreams I mean! I am finally a stay at home mom. I don't think it has sunk in yet. It is so wonderful. I am so thankful to my wonderful husband for having the faith to just do it! Now my next question...what do all you stay at home moms do? I feel like I have been cleaning my house everyday for weeks. Is that really what this is all about? (Not that I am complaining) I just would like to know a way to keep my house clean so I can spend quality time with Tyrus...(especially before the baby comes) and not watch movies all day...is that normal? Anyway...if anyone has any suggestions that would be awesome!

Great news!

2009-01-28T12:35:00.000-08:00

Well if you haven't heard...the news is out! We are going to have another baby. We are so thrilled! I am miserable, which is good. We are due Aug 25th. I have already had 4 ultra sounds (high risk) and the baby looks great. It has been so fun to see the baby grow. It is amazing how much they grow in 1 weeks time. I really wanted to post pics of our ultra sounds, but of course our scanner isn't working. Hopefully it will be working soon and I will post them.

I know it has been forever since I have posted...between working two jobs, being a mom to a busy boy and being VERY sick, I have not been so good at it. I am hoping to keep up on it better. I know I still need to post Christmas pics, just trying to find the time. It is amazing your new goals when another baby is on the way...organize rooms, catch up on scrapbooking, potty train...all that fun stuff. Anyway, I will hopefully post again soon.

Christmas

2008-12-22T12:04:00.000-08:00

I love Christmas! Who doesn't (besides James)? It is the greatest day of the year. And I am not just saying that cause it is my birthday...(ok maybe a little). I just love all the sights and sounds (and smells---thats for you James) of Christmas. I am so excited to see Ty's face when he wakes up Christmas morning...for those of you who have not seen when he gets excited I will for sure video it and put it on my blog after Christmas--it is hilarious. Anyway, I mostly just love being together with the family and giving gifts. It is so fun. So I would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!

p.s. Have a Holli Jolly Christmas!--sorry had to throw that one in

2008-12-10T21:52:00.000-08:00

Light Parade 12/06/08

2008-12-10T18:23:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday we drove down to the light parade in Helper, Utah. Where is Helper you ask? 6 miles from Price. Where is Price you ask? Well don't cause I don't know what to tell you...middle of the state somewhere. Anyway, every year they have a parade and all the floats are decorated with Christmas lights. It is really cool. It would have been cooler if we would have seen the whole thing...we were late. Anyway, they have fireworks after. It was a blast. My sisters Staci and Becki went with us (with their boyfriends Jesse & Nate).

Putting up the Christmas Tree

2008-12-10T17:01:00.000-08:00

We recently put up our Christmas tree. We always have the same ornaments and lights every year, so this year I decided to go to Wal Mart and by some ornaments. I bought some, got home, and did you know they don't come with anything to hang them with? I was so mad, I took them back. Why in the world should you have to buy the hangy things separate?! Anyway, so we have the same old tree again this year (with a few Cars (the movie) ornaments, that I had to buy for Ty--which in reality aren't really ornaments cause they never stay on the tree).

p.s. and for some reason Tyrus likes to go shirtless

Facebook

2008-11-26T13:24:00.000-08:00

Well I did it, I finally joined facebook. And to be honest, I like blogging much better...sorry Tab (and anyone else who thinks otherwise). So yes I am on there, but blogging seems so much cleaner. Facebook is super cluttery (which I am not a fan of), but I do like being able to find old friends and see what people are up to. So there is my two cents (if anyone even cares).

...Go Utes!!!

2008-11-18T09:21:00.001-08:00

My mom and I were at Roberts the other day and they had some really cute Utah stuff, so I bought some to put on the door. I got home and told James I had a new thing to hang on the door (you should have seen his face--the look of...we don't need anything else on the door, we have everything ever made). So I hung it up and told him to come look. He wouldn't...so I took the hanging deal-eo off the door and brought it to him. His face lit up. He thought that it was so cool. He liked it so much I went back and bought lights to go with it.

Hot!

2008-11-18T09:11:00.001-08:00

Tyrus is terrified of my parents fireplace..it is kind of funny. My dad will turn it on and he backs away slowly. Well on Sunday we were over there (my mom cooks Sunday dinner for everyone every Sunday--thanks mom!) and they had the fireplace on. James and I were cleaning up the toys getting ready to leave. We were in the play room when we heard commotion and Ty crying. My sis Staci comes and tells me he touched the glass of the fireplace (what the..?!). So needless to say he had tiny blisters on the ends of his fingers. We tried to wrap up his hand and put some soothing med on it, but that didn't last. But tylenol did...yea!!!

I told you so...dresser for sale!

2008-11-16T13:03:00.000-08:00

This past week in the mail we recieved a letter in the mail telling us we were part of a private sale (along with everyone else and their dog) for Furniture Warehouse. We recently bought Tyrus a twin bed--part of another private sale--man we are special people. We wanted to find a dresser that would match so we went to Furniture Warehouse to find a steal of a deal. We got there, found the childrens section with the natural wood. We found a dresser that we liked. I was ready to buy, but James said he thought the bed was a more ash natural wood. I was like, "it will be fine". So he gave in and we bought it. ALL SALES FINAL! No problem right? Well we got home and I checked Ty's bed...and James was right, it doesn't match at all. So in the end, we have a dresser for sale. Brand new, bought it on Friday! Natural wood. Haven't even finished putting on the handles for the drawers yet. Asking $230.00 the price we bought it for. So if you know anyone who needs a dresser, please let us know.

p.s. James never acutally said, "I told you so". He is too nice.

I'm an Esme...

2008-11-06T14:17:00.000-08:00

I have been checking out this twilight website I found. There is a test to find out which Vamp you are. I am an Esme...love it. Check it out and see who you are...

http://twilightersanonymous.com/quiz-result/quiz-results-you-re-an-esme.html

YOU ARE AN ESME:
You are thoughtful and care very deeply for your family. A loving home is of great
importance to you and you always try to make people feel welcome. Although you have a great capacity to love, you also have a great capacity to hurt, so at times you can be
sensitive. You're firm when you need to be, but people trust your judgment and
appreciate the kind way you always handle things.

Jazz Game

2008-11-06T14:05:00.000-08:00

Last night my awesome bro got us tickets to the Jazz game (Thanks Steven!). He works for Gillette (sorry if I spelled it wrong) and they just did a commercial on KJAZZ (in which my brother is an actor--ha ha--remember us when your rich!) so they got free tickets. It was really fun, and they won. We saw our cute neighbors Scott and Amy Coombs (lucky ducks had no kids with them, well I guess one...but she isn't out and wiggly yet--congrats by the way!). Ty even got a ball from the Jazz dancers. At first Ty was a little freaked out because of all the noise, but he eventually got into it and kept saying, "mom, mom, mom...ball". I sure wish people around us would watch their language...interesting that it doesn't bug you too much 'til you have kids. Anyway, we had a blast. Thanks again!

Halloween

2008-11-02T17:26:00.001-08:00

Ty had a great time trick-or-treating. At first he wasn't so sure, but once he realized when the door would open the candy would flow, he loved it so much. He would get so excited and run to keep up with the big kids.

Thanks aunt Suzanne, uncle Derrick, Brook and Wyatt for letting us come with you. What a fun night!

Tyrus the artist

2008-11-02T17:13:00.000-08:00

James and I were making dinner, obviously not paying attention to what Ty was doing...making beautiful art. Luckily it wiped right off the tile, took a little longer to get off his mouth.

Trick or treating with the cousins at grandma and grandpa's

2008-11-02T17:06:00.000-08:00

Easton (7 weeks)-Squirt the Turtle (from Finding Nemo), Tyrus (21 months)-Monkey, Camberlea (3)-Halloween Fairy, Dallin (5)-Keith Urban

trunk or treat 10/25/08

2008-11-02T17:03:00.000-08:00

Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-29T18:41:00.000-07:00

We went to pick out some pumpkins for carving. It was super cold, so we hurried. Here is Ty and Daddy trying to find the perfect ones.

Ty Pics

2008-10-21T08:34:00.000-07:00

My wonderful friend Heather took some darling pics of my little Ty Ty. They turned out so cute.

Here are a few of my favs.

Niner Niner

2008-10-20T12:57:00.000-07:00

Ok, Andrea, here it goes...
9 TV shows I watch:
Scrubs
The office
Curious George
Clifford (The Big Red Dog)
the news (mostly channel 2)
That 70's Show
Biggest Loser (when I remember)
Oprah (when I am home)
Dr. Phil (also when I am home)...wow I did it.

9 Favorite Restaurants:
Hires (of course)
Outback
Texas Roadhouse
Cheesecake Factory
Cafe Rio
Kneaders
Olive Garden
Lucky Star (pot stickers are to die for)
Asian Star (have you tried their lettuce wraps?)

9 Things I did Yesterday:
Went to Little America for brunch
went visiting teaching
took a (small) nap
played games with my awesome fam
picked up my house
made Ty some bagel bites
talked with my neighbors
took a shower
changed diapers

9 Things I am looking forward to:
a get away with my hubby
Christmas
My birthday (does that count as one?)
Halloween
Thanksgiving (I love holidays)
paying off the new car
paying off my house (that would be AWESOME)
paying off James school (it seems these all take a LOT of money..hmmm)
quiting work

9 Things on my Wish List:
be a stay at home mom
finishing our yard
getting caught up on my scrapbooking (any takers for a group?)
new carpet
Jamesy to have a new truck
to be prego (nope false alarm sorry)
a trailer (a camp one, not a double wide)
to learn to be a good cook
be a stay at home mom (did I already mention this?)

9 Things I am scared of:
spiders
snakes
heights
losing my hubby
losing my child
not being able to have another baby
drowning
house catching fire
new pres of US

9 People I tag:
Tabatha H.
Amy C.
Angie G.
Mindy H.
Kim S.
Kristen S.
Abbey
Amy Barney
Ang H.

Enjoy!!!

Activity Day Daddy-Daughter

2008-10-16T13:07:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we had a daddy-daughter activity for our activity day girls. It was so fun and turned out great, despite the stress of the leaders (who are awsome by the way, thanks!) Here are some pics from the fun night.

New Blog with Pics

2008-10-14T14:40:00.001-07:00

I did it....I finally started a blog. Now if I could just figure out...