A few things

Somethings I have come to learn about myself, and accept....Other things I am still trying to overcome, or I am still in denial about. A list.....

1- I am a bit of a hermit. Honestly. I am perfectly fine being cooped up in my house during the winter time (or anytime for that matter), and not being social during the week. I do like to play on the weekends when I have Nathans help with the girls.

2- I do not go to play groups with other moms I really could care less. This is one I am trying to over come. Becca loves kids, and plays with them when they are outside in our neighborhood. For me this seems to be enough, for her I don't know? She and Rachel love to play together though and I am in no hurry to see that go away.

3- I am OCD about having a clean house. I have mentioned this a time or 2 I think? I can't leave the house with out it being clean, which makes leaving the house with myself and 2 kiddos stressful, and so I avoid it most of the time.

4- I am not a natural at teaching. I feel like my girls are these little sponge's who soak up so much, and most of the time I wonder.... what are they soaking up? Because I think I fail to teach them things they could be learning.

5- I don't have schedules of any kind accept for a sleeping schedule for my girls. I get stressed out easily if I have a schedule to go by.

6- I have not gotten to know my neighbors like I should. I have lived here for a year, and have little to show for that... One of those things I would like to change, but do I??? no.....

7- I wanted to sign Becca up for a dance class this fall, but I have changed my mind a bit. I know she would just love every minute of it. I love that she is home though with me, and that we have no interruptions to her pretend play. My other thought was that a time will come in our lives when things will be busy enough with the girls....school, dance, friends, sports etc. And I want to delay that a little longer. Or maybe I am wrong about this?

8- I am not sure what to do about school with Becca... I am scared to death honestly to send her to school. It seems every time I read the news another teacher has sexually molested a child. Does anyone have any suggestions? I keep thinking a private school maybe the only way to go....but again I don't know.

9- I am an online shopaholic! I am! I need a better hobby as Nathan would say....I am terrible at sewing I tried that (I don't have the patience for it). Maybe knitting? A lot of the time when I have free time I just like to sit and think. One of the things I am denial about..... I like to think of myself as a fun person.. after reading this I have come to the conclusion that that is probably not the case. Haha!

10- I love movies! Nathan is gone all day and night because he started his masters of accountancy program, and works full time. This does not bother me, because I get to watch a movie most every night after I put the girls to bed. I should be more productive with my time...but I am not (I should want to change this).

11- I think that is all for now. (I am in denial that there is more to add to my list:)

Fall Take 2!

Another reason why I love this blessed time of year...Halloween!!!! I love this Holiday about as much as I do Christmas! You can find me at Target & Tai Pan several times a week looking at all there fun Halloween decor :). And yes I already have my Halloween decor up all over my house!!:) I got it up this last weekend, after I put the girls to bed. Nathan and I have never seen the Harry Potter movies, so we decided to start them (thanks to Chelsie), after we were done putting up Halloween. We turned off all the lights in the house accept for the spooky jack-o-lanterns! Becca has been so excited for this holiday, so she got a fun surprise when she woke up for breakfast on Saturday morning! I saved her bedroom decor to put up with her that morning, and she loved every minute of it! Anyway in case I didn't bore you enough with my last post, be prepared to be bored some more with more pictures of the house!! I did put in a pic of my cute girls with there kitty cat ears:).Nathan found this book while we were up in Park City the other week, and had to get it! If you love Halloween books, this one is stinking CUTE!

Fall in the air...

Can I just tell you how much I love this time of year!?? I LOVE IT! I love all seasons and get incredibly excited when change is in the air don't you? There is something so beautiful though when the leaves on the trees change! Ahh! It's kinda fun to think about what the seasons mean...I love the feeling of fall, the earth is quieting down and getting ready for winter when all things will go into hibernation (including myself:). I love the coolness in the air (because I get to wear jackets, and boots again:). I love seeing the change in produce at the store, pumpkins!! And lots of different squash! I love to be in my kitchen and bake! Soups, breads, cookies! Ever year it is a tradition in our household when the fall starts to settle in, I make Orange Pumpkin Soup! I love it! This week I have been saying my farewells to summer, and bringing fall into my home...:) I changed out the girls wardrobes (that always takes a lot of work for some reason). I painted some new paintings, and changed the brighter colors in my house to fall colors. Next weekend I am going to go get pumpkins, and fill my house with them:). love it! Below are some pics of my house with fall changes.

Labor Day Weekend!

We usually go to Jackson Hole over Labor Day, however this year we decided to have a stay cation in Park City! We were in an incredible hotel! We stayed at the same place that was in my last post of pics:). It was a lot of fun! We hang with Keith and Leslie my other parents :) every year on this holiday. We went to Swiss Days, and up to the Alpine Slides, swimming, game playing, movie watching, exploring, and shopping! Oh and did I mention the BYU vs. Oklahoma game?? That was so great!! Leslie has a hard time watching these BYU games, she is in total anxiety the whole game. So the last few minutes of the game she needed to take a walk..... I go out in the hall minutes later to see her eavesdropping on someones door, and the lady in this room is yelling at her husband "JEFF JEFF ARE THEY GOING TO WIN THIS"!! "THAT WOULD BE SO AWESOME"!! So I am laughing, and poor Leslie who was trying to get away from the game couldn't escape it :). We knocked on "Jeff's" door after the game was won to meet these people, but they were gone haha! I just love Leslie she is so fun! Here are a few pictures for your viewing pleasure:). Hope everyone had a great weekend! Thanks again Keith and Leslie for such a fun get away! Love youBecca on the Bungee Jump! At one point she yelled out "mom and dad I'm having so much fun"! She smiled really big the whole time!My wonderful man!!:)I asked Becca to smile in the pic, and this is what I got :) Girls!Who says you need a double stroller???
Raywho at the Park City Library totally involved with the computer!

A few funny Becca quotes

- "Mom today my name is Pandalene" Who?? Ya she calls herself this a lot lately..Nathan and I can't figure out how this name came about! Haha!

- The other night driving home late at night, Rachel was crying and Becca was trying to sleep. At one point Nathan turns to me and whispers "maybe if we talk quietly Rachel will stop crying". Becca then pipes in louder with a .."Nope Rachel's still crying".

- The other day my phone was ringing. Becca was coloring and didn't bother to look up, instead she says dryly "mom your moms calling". Funny girl

Park City

We went and spent the day up in Park City! My dad needed to get away and write 2 scripts that he needs to turn in in 2 weeks, so they got a place away from home because they have company staying at their place. So I came up with the girls for the day to use the awesome pool, and go to the outlets of course:). Anyway here are a few pictures from our day! I love the ones of the girls in the tub because they were having a bubble bath, and Beck wanted to turn the jets on in the tub and it like tripled the size of the bubbles! Rachel was a little unsure about the situation:).

Bread!

Making homemade bread is so satisfying! Seriously it is such an accomplishment to me! Especially when it turns out! It's a hit and miss for me, I really would love a bread maker someday....Anyway I had to take a picture of my beautiful accomplishment because this was one of those times it turned out YEA! Do any of you have a fool proof bread or roll recipes?? Stacie I remember you saying something about whole wheat cinnamon rolls??? Some family from Cali was in town over the week, so I had to include a picture of the girls piled into my moms bed watching a movie, on the end is little Katie bug my cousins little girl! She is a doll!

Becca

- Likes to tell me all the time "because I said so mom". She thinks when she says this she will then get her way.
- If Rachel has done something to upset her, she will say.. "you talk to Rachel mom you are the adult".
- Tells me everyday that she is getting married in the temple.
- The other day my mom was talking to Beck on the phone and was asking her if she would like her to pick up an Angelina Ballerina movie, Becca responded with.."Oh my gosh Nana you just got to go grab it".
- Calls Rachel the Prince daily.
-Asks everyday for snow, and wants to watch a Christmas movie. (she must be my daughter ;)
- When I ask what she wants for breakfast in the morning, she will say.."I will have some chocolate please". :)
-The other week I bought Jaws, and the whole way home from the store Becca was trying to convince me that he was a nice shark and that she should watch it! Good try Beck!

Rachel

- Loves to color! I will ask if they want to color, and Rachel will drop everything she is doing, and come running full speed up to my face and in her little voice say "Yesh"!! (yes)
- Loves snack or anytime of the day that involves eating! She will go to her chair pull it out, and sit and wait (or scream) until food arrives on her plate:)!
- Loves to tease Becca, and will try to get a rise out of her anytime she can, all the while she has a huge smile on her face!
- Loves jewelry. She likes to come into our bathroom and go to the drawer that holds all of my jewelry and walk around like she is hot stuff:).
- Likes to dance to music, and let me tell you this girl can move:).
-likes to read to her self. She will go get a book and go to some corner of the house, and talk out loud! Her favorite book right now is the princess stories book. She has become such a girl!
- She loves this teddy bear back pack she has on in the pictures! She wears it everyday, and likes to wave goodbye and give us kisses like she is going someplace:).

AHHHHH!

Becca Drinks a lot of this stuff to your left here....She drinks all day and goes to bed with 2 sippy cups each night 2! She was absolutely excellent at potty training! Until just recently! Seriously this girl never ever wet the bed, never pooped in her pants! She has never even worn pull ups in her life. SO what is the deal here people!!?? For the last week she keeps peeing and at times pooping in her pants!! She refuses to go to the bathroom when it looks as if she is dyeing to go! I don't get it? What do I do? I have tried taking her to time out, taking away her beloved blanket...and yet it continues.....AHHHHHH!!! I need some advice, help me please?

Canoe ride

Yesterday we went to Nathans work party, and they had a little lake you could take a canoe ride on, so we took the girls on it...ya it was kinda scary I'm not going lie. I was nervous we were going to tip (and it was COLD)! Becca as you can tell by the look on her face was not so sure about this herself, but it was fun to give it a try! I sat in the very front with Rachel on my lap, and she thought it was pretty great :). Anywho it was a fun day, here are a few pics!

I love this face! It looks as if I passed down the Raptor Dinosaur gene:) For those of you who don't know I do a fabulous Raptor impression:)

WHo knew??

That a vacuum and a broom could be so entertaining?? I needed to get some cleaning done the other day, so I pulled out Becks old toy broom and vacuum. If only that vacuum worked I would have had one seriously clean house! They could not stop because if one of them started to walk away from the broom or vac the other one would run after the toy the other one had, so they just had to keep going haha! It was great I got some good cleaning done! And I had two pooped girls by the time they were done and decided it wasn't worth it anymore, even if the other sister got the toy being used.

How do you turn this on mom? Seriously you people!
Still going.......

Tah Da! So proud of herself!