targets.

see this tub? the one that both of my boys can fit in, together?  

let's say you had to upchuck into this tub, is it a big enough target?  well, apparently not for cy.  he could not get his aim right..........why does it take all morning to clean this stuff up?  yuck.  next time we get sick, we're gonna need something bigger.  i'm thinkin' bath tub size.

thinkin' about it thursday.

my poor, poor, poor, poor flip flops.


so, the first thing i did when we got to warm weather was go buy flip flops.  (well, let's be honest......the second thing, because eating was always the priority - as if you hadn't figured that out from last week's post.)  i even bought a second pair of flip flops so the first pair wouldn't be lonely.  i became very close with each pair of my sun-loving footwear.  we really bonded.  and then, i squeezed them in and zipped them up in the luggage and headed north.  i unpacked them and tossed them in a dusty, dark, over-crowded closet where they now sit.  what must they think of me?!?!?!?  discarded, no longer feeling wanted.  {i'm getting choked up just typing this.}  
i have a plea for the sun:  please, please, please send some extra rays my way so that i can help my shoes feel special again.   thank you.

one year........minus one month.

ok, ok, i know i'm jumping the gun a little!  i'm just soooooo excited for lane's first birthday.  not that i want him to grow up any faster.  :)  
my little monster is 11 months!  i love the kid.  he is so dang cute.  and fun.  lots of cute fun-ness.  see, look:

trip, trip, trip.

 ok, so first off a little housekeeping.......


{kylee} you know how much i super love you!  we didn't get to see some people that we really wanted to.......and of course, you are one of them!  next trip, for sure. 


{kim} it's so nice to be missed!  thank u, thank u!  :)


{katie} i loved milagro's.  will said he would go there again - which is big for him.....hah!  we did go to the one there by the hotel, we passed by it lots and had to try it out.  i had the seafood tacos (one shrimp and one fish) and the sweet rice yumm-o.  will had the enchiladas.  but, we don't want you to go without us. lol.


{lindsee} be confused no more!!!!  we were in both utah and arizona!  good call.  we had every intention of seeing you and your family, but, we didn't have enough time (and) we were pretty wiped out from utah. 
here's the proof: 

we were in utah to attend a funeral and celebrate the life of our granin.  we had an amazing time with all of our family (which we don't have any pictures of - well i do have one of nate in his spanx, but it is just for me and will when we need to laugh, ok, let's be honest, i'll probably share with nate's sister, jordin who is on her mission. lol)

then, we decided to drive to arizona and stop at the grand canyon on the way.  it was awesome, so worth it, but freezing cold.  snow on the ground.  did you know the grand canyon has an elevation of like 7,000 feet?!?!? i didn't and i was cold, and so were my kids.

then, after having a blast in arizona, we decided to drive all the way home from phoenix in one day.  24 hours (after being delayed in a snow storm. ugh) anyway i was so excited to drive over the new bridge over hoover dam.  i got my camera all ready and took a picture of the bridge before the bridge and we get to hoover dam and see a cement wall.  no dam view, no dam bridge view. awesome:

all in all a good trip........the boys did great in the car, but 2 weeks was a wee bit too long for them!  :)

thinkin' about it thursday.

quest for 300.


*cafe rio [sweet pork]
*milagros
*sonic [do i even need to say it? cherry limeade.]
*QT - i {heart} slush
*bahama bucks [the whole menu]
*five guys burgers [touch screen flavored diet coke, where have you been all of my life?!?!?!?!?]
*paradise bakery sandwiches and cookies
*outback
*mcdonald's
*mcdonald's
*mcdonald's [yes, 3 times, ick........obviously, i have little kids that are going to turn into chicken nuggets one day...........maybe it was 4 times........]
*in-and-out burgers
*pizza hut
*maverick gas stations
*chinese take-out [which i now know the name of it is NOT "kari out" (tilleea: {insert laugh here.})]
*carl's jr.
*subway
*kneader's bakery
*coney's frozen custard
*firehouse subs [make your own cherry limeade - hello, awesome!!!!]
*filiberto's mexican


so, after all this eating out i won't be surprised at all when i get home and the scale registers 300 lbs. ugh.

thinkin' about it thursday.

spanx & pirates.


we have this cousin.  he's 10.  he rocks.  actually, all of our cousins rock.  we have been in utah at a funeral and this particular cousin has provided much needed comic relief........


{spanx}
who knows what spanx are?  they are body shapers and slimmers for women.  so we walk into the house and are so excited to see family and nate tells us, "hi, i'm wearing my spanx!"  (meaning his knee-long spandex under his shorts.)  and he has been wearing them randomly this week, sometimes with shorts on over them sometimes without.  every time i think about this i bust up laughing.......i can't even type this without laughing.......


{pirates}
same cousin.  we are at the funeral and i am hanging coats and cy and nate are next to me.  a very tall family member walks in and kinda growls at cy.  cy immediately dives for cover under a stack of chairs. the growl-er says, "you're a little stinker, hiding from me!!"  nate, without skipping a beat, standing right there looking straight up at the very tall family member says, "he's scared of you, he thinks you're a pirate." -pause- "i think you're a pirate........"  the man gives him a blank stare and then just walks away.  what can you say to that, anyway?  i'm still trying to put away coats and trying very, very hard to not burst out laughing.  


we've had the best time with family.  we have missed being apart of the family get-togethers and have had some good visits at this difficult time.  the service was great and i still find myself choking up when i think about granin.  when does that stop?!?!?!?  i can see her in her kids, the kindness and love they show me and my family is overwhelming.  thank you! thank you!


and...... [end sappiness.]

thinkin' about it thursday.

sad-ness........

last night the world lost a wonderful, sweet, kind, awesome lady.

granin is technically will's grandma.......but, she always treated me just like one of her own.  so, our granin passed away.  i'm so sad, but glad she is finally with her husband after 15 years alone.  when i first moved to utah i was all by myself and missing my family terribly.  i met this guy at work who i totally wasn't going to date because he was a bit wild.  he took me to his house one day, and introduced me to granin.  it was all over from there.  she always treated me like i belonged {as did will's aunts and uncles - which means more to me than they will ever know!} and i fell in love with her and had to marry her grandson to keep her.  i'm so glad i did.  i am so happy.  thanks for being a great example and amazing woman.  i will miss you, granin!