Got this from another blog... so why not??

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember--it can be funny, weird, awkward, random, etc.!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Lovingly frusterated....

ok as amazingly funny, cute, adorable and lovable this little girl is, I swear she is going to have be gray by 30 and dead at a very young age. She is the most mischieveous little thing... I'm having to toddler proof everything. I don't know maybe I was just spoiled by Michael because he is such a good kid, but Kailey gets into everything! And if she isn't getting into something then she is screaming becsause she wants something, or as she puts it needs something. And of course if we don't have the sippy cup in her hands within 2.3 seconds of her asking for it the world is coming to an end! Then if we're not screaming we're climbing. I swear I gave birth to a monkey. Even things you would think can't be climbed... she finds a way. Her favorite is now getting up on counters or the table and dancing. Now her dancing involves jumping so she gives me a near heatr attack everytime she does it. And if on the rare occasion she is being quiet and good... she's asleep :) I think the Lord maybe is trying to teach me something with her, or maybe she is my parents curse upon me... the whole "I hope you have one just like you" only I didn't develope the attitude until I was much much older.... hmmmm maybe she's getting it out her system young??? I just hope I'm not the only one out there that strugles... sometimes I feel like it... anyone have any great suggestions on how to get the shreeking to stop?? I can pretty much deal with everything else fairly well... but the screaming at the top of the lungs, that gets me everytime. I keep thinking that maybe if I could get one thing in check maybe the rest would be easier to deal with and then maybe I can get those things in check as well. I hope no one thinks I'm a bad mom because I struggle with my daughter, but I dunno maybe I am, maybe not. Not like I've done this before.... Help!

Michael's Swim Lessons

We did swim lessons for Michael this year with some of his friends, Sam and Maddy, and boy did he have a good time! He is so proud of his big muscles and conquered his fear of putting his face under the water. He does it all the time in the bath tub now! It's so cute he tries to do his "strokes" in the tub now too... now just if he would have been this gung ho during the actual swim lessons! He did really well though and keeps asking when he can do it again.. so hopefully next year we'll give it a go again.. maybe then Kailey will finally be ok with getting wet and she can take them too! Wishful thinking I'm sure, but hey if you don't have hope as a mother I'd be miserable all the time.

Elaina's Blessing Day

Well it was a wonderful day when she got blessed. My Uncle from the quorum of the seventy was there to freak out everyone in my ward... I thought that was kind of humurous... but during the blessing was about the only time Elaina was very happy. She actually tried sitting up in the middle of it and all the men had to adjust their hands quickly... even then I guess they almost dropped her. As you can see she was crying... in all of the pictures I took of her that day. But hey her day and she'll cry if she wants too... right?? Plus I guess I cried in all my pictures on my blessing day so what goes around comes around??

Guess I'll give this a shot!

Well I figured I would give this blogging thing a shot... not sure how often I will be able to keep up on it right now... but soon as we get our computer moved up where I want it I'm sure I'll be on top of it. Things here are fairly good.. I had my very first experience with posion control today. My 2 1/2 yr old, Kailey, decided it would be fun to pull a chair over to my cabinets, climb up on my counter and get into the medication. Unfortunately for me one of them doesn't have a child proof lid, but then also fortunately it was only the teething tablets for my baby that are all natural ingredients so poison control said it wasn't that big of a deal that she ate 2/3rd of the bottle! I swear the child is going to be the death of me! Me and Jason joke all the time that we hope she gets 10 just like her... but being the mom I don't know that I want my baby girl to feel as frusterated with her children as I am with her... I dunno I guess the Lord will figure that one out! So yea other than that not much else today... thank goodness. Sorry know the pic doesn't have much to do with this but I just love it!