I think this is my first official post on this blog, Lauree usually does a pretty good job of letting everyone know what's going on with our family. But my sister Carrie has "tagged" me, so I guess that means I have to write some stuff about me. Here it goes:
1. I like to tease. This is just a personality trait that I have, I have been this way ever since I can remember (see
Carrie's blog). Usually this is just limited to family members, since I know they have to have unconditional love for me :-)
2. I like to have nicknames for my family. Here are the latest for my kids: Jacob: Jake, Jacob cakes Zach: Zackleberry Savannah: Nana, Savannah Banana, Nana bloops. Connor: the Businessman (he frequently has a businesslike demeanor in his sweet little personality)
3. I am an ASU fan. When I was a student I liked ASU and all, but never had any ASU gear or anything. Then when we moved to Tucson, I learned that they really hate ASU down there. So I got and ASU t-shirt and hat to wear around sometimes and enjoy the reactions I would get sometimes. I don't think there as any funner place to be an ASU fan than Tucson. I still get some good-natured ribbing here in Texas for not wearing Longhorn stuff (although I do have a UT t-shirt I wear sometimes too)
4. I have taken up running. When I was younger I HATED running. I would always be in the back of the pack in PE and struggle because of my asthma. But now thanks to the new asthma medications available I can breathe freely and usually run 2 miles 3-4 times a week
5. I never earned my Eagle Scout award like a good Mormon boy should. I got about 1 or 2 merit badges away, but then lost interest as the teenage years kicked in. Do I regret it now that I am older and wiser? Not really.
I am hardly ever in pictures because I'm always behind the camera. But while my mom was here she took a few. My kids LOVE to do "Row, row your boat"...and they like to do it at the same time. It makes for lots of fun and I'll be sad when they're too big for it.
Tickling Connor's toes while on the swing at Zilker Park.
Now that Savannah is completely potty-trained she thinks..."I the biggest girl now Mommy and I don't need naps anymore!" For the last few months she does play in her bed for an hour or so until falling asleep. So I gave in...for the last week or so she has only had a couple of naps. Most days it's okay. Last night she put herself to bed at 7:00pm (and slept soundly until 7:15...which is actually sleeping in for her). Well today we had a hard day of transitioning to no naps...and this is what we had off and on all afternoon. She was exhausted by bedtime. I put her to bed about 7:30pm. Dallin went to check on her about 3 or 4 minutes later and she was totally asleep.
UPDATE: This morning (Monday) Savannah was already whiny by about 10:00am. So I decided that if she's whiny in the morning then she'll have a nap (or a "rest" as I told her). If she can make it to 12:30 being happy then she can stay up. Hopefully that will keep everyone happy.
Our cute little man
After his bath he went right back to the window and watched the sprinkler longingly...
She loved loading the boxes up...at least those that were light enough for her to lift.
A great team!
Superman taking a break on Daddy...
