The eyes have had it...

Well, a couple of days ago Sierra fell off her chair in the kitchen and blackened her eye. I have some pictures to post, but I am using the laptop at the moment and my CF card won't fit, so I will have to post the pics later. Then, yesterday, Lilly was running a low grade fever and was kind of fussy and not feeling well. WELL, today, she woke up and both her eyes were so goopy and her eyelid was red and swollen. I took her into the pediatrician, and she has pink eye!! So my poor girls have the funniest looking eyes. I should put them both together and get a picture of them with their poor swollen eyes!! I hope Lilly is better by Sunday, because we are supposed to go to a Super Bowl party!! Which brings me to my next topic...GO CARDS!!

Mini Pre-Midlife Crisis

Well, I have been saying for a few years now that I am just going to chop it all off...and now, in a moment of frump...I have finally done it! I just had been feeling like I needed a change...maybe it is because I have been watching too much Obama coverage, but something just got into me. I almost chickened out right at the last minute, but I'm glad I didn't, because I REALLY like it. I hope you all do to, since I actually do care what people think about me. But it feels so fun and fresh and I just love it.

WE WELOME CHANGE!

There's a Voice across the Nation like a might ocean-hail,

Borne up from out the Southward as the seas before the gale;

Its breath is in the streaming Flag and in the flying sail -As we go sailing on.

'Tis a Voice that we remember - ere its summons soothed asnow -

When it rang in battle-challenge, and we answered vow withvow,

With roar of gun and hiss of sword and crash of prow andprow,

As we went sailing on.

Our hope sank, even as we saw the sun sink faint and far,

The Ship of State went groping through the blinding smoke of War

Through blackest midnight lurching, all uncheered of moon or star,

Yet sailing - sailing on.

As One who spake the dead awake, with life-blood leaping warm

Who walked the troubled waters, all unscathed, in mortal form,

We felt our Pilot's presence with His hand upon the storm,

As we went sailing on.

O Voice of passion lulled to peace, this dawning of To-day

O Voices twain now blent as one, ye sing all fears away,

Since foe and foe are friends, and lo! the Lord, as glad as they.

He sends us sailing on.

A Peace Hymn of the Republic-James Whitcomb Riley

Christmas Pics...

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What have we been doing? It's all here, baby!!

Dude, so I haven't posted for a while. I don't know why everyone gets there panties in a wad when I haven't posted in a while, truly my life is not that interesting, people!! However, we did have a great Christmas and a very Happy New Year! I mostly have been cleaning my house everyday since!! But I did get to go snowboarding a couple of times and it was, seriously, awesome. I love to just get out there and go! Sierra has been just plugging away with the potty training. Everyone told me that she would just do it when it was her time and, ya know, they everyone was right. She is even sleeping in her bed and staying dry all night! I am just so proud of her! AND BIG NEWS HERE... Lillian just learned to clap TODAY!! She just is so proud of herself. I was playing around with her today and she just started doing it! It is so so cute! I know I always say this, but she is THE HAPPIEST baby! She just rolls around all over the place. I don't think it will be too long before she starts crawling or scooting around, because she just has this look in her eye. There is just nothing in the world like watching your babies learn. It is the most incredible thing. Sierra learned a new phrase this week too. She said, "FIRE IN THE HOLE!!" and it was the correct context and everything! It was so funny, I don't know where she heard it, but we were sitting at the breakfast table and I told her to pass me the syrup and that was her response! Miner and I burst out laughing because we had never heard her say that before!

Now let me just take a moment and say something that has been on my mind...

Oh gas station food...why are you so tasty? Oh crumb donettes...why to you call my name? Why can't I walk away from your deliciousness and your crumby goodness? Frito-lay what do you put in a frito that makes it more delicious than any other corn chip? Oh, rice krispie treats...in all your marshmellow glory! Oh, sweet, sweet big pink cookie how does your frosting stay so soft when I know you have been sitting there for so long? Oh, wonderful junk food, I love you so!!!

Peace out.

A Christmas Miracle!

I just want you all to know that we have had a potty training breakthrough...it is the best christmas present. I don't want to jinx it, because it has only been a few days now, but Sierra is totally staying dry.

Here's how it went down. I was talking to my sister Sara on the phone. And she mentioned that she had been putting Brook and Chris in regular panties and just going with it. Well, I figured that if Brook and Chris can do it, so can Sierra. So I put her in regular panties and it told her that if she didn't want to make a mess on the floor she was going to have to tell me when she had to go. I am not kidding, she has only had one accident!! She tells me all the time, and today, she even when poop on the potty for the very first time ever! She is even staying dry at nap time and during the night!!

I can not tell you how happy this makes me as a mother! Ha ha ha!! THANK YOU SANTA!

December Updates

Sorry Guys! I know I haven't updated in a while, but December gets so busy for me and I pretty much slack off on the usual stuff. I did want to update some things on my cute Lilly-girl! She is 6 months now and so cute! She started sitting up on her own at about 5 months and she is getting pretty good. She doesn't ever want you to lay her down, so I stack pillows behind her because she still tips over. She hasn't quite got it all figured out, but if I spread some toys around her she is quite content to play for about 30 minutes on her own. She is so cute and loves to talk and sing to all her toys. She is such a good sleeper and takes two long naps during the day and sleeps from about 7PM to 5 or 6AM. She is so smiley and happy. She has just been a joy to have in our family. Sierra is so cute with her and always tells me when she notices Lilly doing something new (i.e. "Mom! Lilly is tasting that food! She is just growing up!") Sierra is always giving Lilly kisses and petting her head and telling her what a good girl she is!

We have been to some fun family parties. We just spent the weekend in American Fork with the Miner Clan! They are such a fun family and it is so much fun when we can all get together.

I love you all out there and I hope you are all enjoying your holidays!