Summer is over...School has begun

The Summer was great while it lasted.

Swimmin' in the backyard with friends.


Eatin' yummy watermelon...

and lovin' it!

Eatin' veggies straight from the garden.

Shootin' the breeze...

Visiting family in California...and going to Six Flags.

Went to Jackson Hole for our Anniversary.

Ain't we the darndest cute cow couple ever!

We brought along our great friends...Jeff and Lisa.

We had a good time gettin' dressed up.

We went on one last trip the week before I went back to work. We stayed with the Cheney's at their family cabin in Island Park. We also visited Yellowstone and Virginia City.

This is me in Virginia City. The only picture taken of me all day...and I took it myself.

Emma looooooooves Owen (or My Nowen...as she calls him).



Pannin' for gold!

Yellowstone







We aslo got to go horseback riding. Jeff Cheney's parents have horses. It's great to have friends with connections. This was Benson and Owen's first time riding...they loved it.

And now school has begun. I'll admit I wasn't at all excited or ready to go back to work. But it really has turned out better than I thought it would. I have a great class with way cute kids. The 2nd grade team I'm on is AWE.SOME!!! They help me sooo much. Jeff's niece watches the boys MWF, and my brother, Dallin, watches them T&TH (at our house). But a definite downfall to not being home is missing out on some of the little and big things. Benson had his first day of Preschool today. I told Dallin he had to take pictures for me. He said I am "such a mom." And I'm proud of it.

Benson loves Preschool.

Grandma

My Grandmother passed away this morning.

It's comforting to know that she is with her sweetheart and that we will see her again...but we'll miss her.

{This is Benson with his great-grandma when he was about 4 months.}

Bootcamp

When someone says the word "bootcamp" I think of a crazy, intense, in-your-face workout. Well, I'm doing it...and it is kickin' my butt.

I started yesterday at RAGE fitness in Lehi. It's 5 days a week for 4 weeks. I also have meal plans and rules I must follow.

I am so sore.

Here's the man that I want to scream at when he tells me to do more, and more, and more....push harder, push harder, push harder....don't quit, don't quit, don't quit.

His name is Kenny...he's cool.

And look at those muscles ladies!

Wish me luck...

POSH giveaway

http://myposhbabydesigns.blogspot.com/
Click on the link above to enter into a giveaway that my sister is doing. It's for a very adorable tie for a BOY. It's nice to get stuff for boys sometimes...since that's all I have.

New Moon Trailer

Hum....you like that?!

Click on the link below for a very short trailer of the NEW MOON movie.

I'm quite excited for it.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/movie-trailers/395235/trailer-premiere-new-moon.jhtml#id=1612947

Nice to see you again!

Ya, it's been awhile---and I have a lot to catch you up on.

Sunday, May 3rd was Benson's 3rd Birthday. I don't have any pictures or video to put on here of the special day, because my mom took pictures with her camera (I forgot mine...I know, I'm such a great mom).
Hey mom, could you email those pictures/videos to me?
(I'll post the pics when I get them)

About 2 months ago I started potty training Benson. We just started off doing the naked thing...and it worked out pretty good for him (except for the the free reign on playing with the privates). I've heard of some kids only taking 3 days to learn from doing it this way, but it took Benson a little longer. He did catch on to it, but I'd say about 2 or 3 weeks later he was pretty well potty trained. He didn't have a lot of accidents. He does still have a poop accident once in awhile...which is frustrating. But I've been really happy with how quickly he's done it.

I'm a big boy now!

One of my garden boxes has become a play box for the boys. I don't mind...it keeps them entertained. They have both pulled a few growing peas and snap beans from the other boxes. They like to have something fun and dirty to do outside.

Here's Benson with his friend Jacob (being shy). Benson has on his new gardening gloves and you can kind of see his bull dozer and dump truck he got from grandma for his b-day. He likes to cover everything with the dirt.
And no, he doesn't have a sunburn. He turns bright red from just being out in the sun. I'm pretty good about putting sunscreen on him.

I went on a girls trip down to St. George with my girlfriends Nikki and Lisa. Nikki's parents live there, so we had a wonderful and FREE place to stay. We went out to a nice restaurant, did a bit of shopping, saw the movie Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (not that good btw), gave ourselves pedicures, and just had a fabulous time.
Here are the only pics I took.
Hey Nikki, email me the pictures you have.

no, my eyes are not shut...it just looks like it when I smile and the sun is in my face.


posin'


While I was in St. George I bought the boys cute matchy-matchy outfits.
This is the only picture I could get of them together. I told Benson to go over and hold Owen's hands. Owen is trying to get away.

I love the plaid shorts.

Owen is walking around like crazy and doing a lot of fun stuff.

yum...I like spaghetti, peas, and milk--great mixure on the face.

oh, now I use my index finger to point (instead of my birdie).

Owen likes to spin around in cute little circles. I kind of caught it on video.

So much more I could talk about...but I'm burnt out.
Maybe later.

Free Giveaway! (Not by me)

Check it peeps! Click on this link below to enter in for some great giveaways. You have to enter by today....sorry I'm slow.

http://themeanestmom.blogspot.com/


Also, a ton of people have already entered, but you could still win. ;)

Owen's walking

Owen took his first steps about 3 or 4 weeks ago. I've been an awful mother at catching it on video (my own mother scolded me for it). So, here it is. He's walking all the way across the room now. He falls a lot, but he's starting to get faster.


This happens a lot...Benson moves Owen because he thinks Owen shouldn't be doing something or going somewhere.

FYI - Owen's frenulum is completely healed. It doesn't even gross me out when I look at it now...it looks soooo much better.
I also forgot to report Owen's measurements when he went to the doctor a few days after he turned one. You probably don't care, but I just like to have it on here.
Owen - 12 months
date: 3-20-09
length: 29 1/4 in. (above 25%)
weight: 22 lbs. 4 oz. (above 25%)
head circ: 45.7 cm (above 25%)
So I guess he's a little on the small side, but at least he's in proportion.

I got my hair cut and colored a couple days ago. I didn't get much cut off...just a trim, but I love it.

Here are some great poses of myself.

I hope that made you laugh...

Hello, this is Jeff, Carrie's husband......

Carrie is always saying I never post on the Blog. So I decided to show her that I could.

Here are just a few posts.

Upper Frenulum

Maybe you haven't hear the word Frenulum before, but you know what it is. It's that piece of skin that connects your upper lip to your gums.

Owen has been doing so well on the stairs lately. So a couple day ago when I was making dinner I wasn't too worried when I realized he was crawling up and down our stairs to the basement. I was almost done with dinner when he fell. I rushed to get him and immediately noticed his nose was bleeding a lot. I got him cleaned up and he only cried for a couple minutes. He went back to playing. A couple minutes later I picked him up, he opened his mouth and there was blood in it. I thought he must have a cut in his mouth. He still has no teeth so I knew he didn't bite anything. As I searched around his mouth I found the source of all the blood...the place where his frenulum used to be. When he slipped he must have been on his tummy and his upper lip rubbed the carpet so hard that it tore his frenulum...and he got a bloody nose. Poor guy. I have felt guilty since. One of my neighbors is a doctor and the other a dentist. They both said this happens a lot and they usually heal really well. I just have to make sure it doesn't get infected.

He has been surprisingly fine. The big difference is his smile...it's not the same.

Before

After

His cut frenulum hangs down, but I think it is just because his upper lip is swollen. It looks a lot better now, than in this picture.
Something interesting...my frenulum was torn was I was younger too. I can still remember it well. My older sister, Julie, and I were sharing a 7up (it was one of those long-neck glass bottles). I was chugging it (probably taking more than my share) and Julie got mad, so she popped the bottom of the bottle while it was in my mouth. She tore my fremulum. I'm still a little bitter about it...ok, no, not really. Owen's is torn worse than mine was though. Oh---I still feel so bad.

On a happier note...here's a cute video of Owen dancing.

My Posh Baby Designs

My sister, Dana, and her friend have this cute little company they've started. It's called My Posh Baby Designs. They sell such cute stuff...it really makes me want to have a girl (no I'm not pregnant...just someday). But, they do have stuff for boys as well. You must check it all out. They are doing a giveaway.

Here is what they're giving away...

So, cute eh? You can win these if you go to their site and do a couple different things to be entered (you can get a total of 8 entries). Here is the link: http://www.myposhbabydesigns.blogspot.com/
I also have a link to it on my sidebar under my playlist.

How can you pass this up?

He's ONE!!!

The Birthday Boy

I can't believe it...Owen turned one today. He isn't walking yet, and he hasn't even cut his first tooth. But he loves to give 'high-fives' and wave bye-bye. I can't even begin to explain the joy that he brings into our lives everyday. Oh, and he's a huge mama's boy....I love it!

Playing with the cake is much better than actually eating it.

wow...what a fancy cake

Owen opening his first present. I think he does a pretty good job. Notice how sly he is about putting the paper in his mouth...so quick.

Gerber Daisies!

I love gerber daisies. I had them at my wedding, and I want them at my funeral. Jeff went to Vegas about 2 weeks ago with my bro-in-law, Trent, to see the Nascar race. That was the weekend the boys had HFMD (Owen did get it...but it wasn't too bad. He did have one sore in his mouth that did bother him though). Since I was having such a bad weekend, Jeff had these flowers delivered to me while he was gone. I love him! It's been awhile since I've gotten flowers, which is fine because they're so expensive and they just die. I actually still have these flowers on my island. They don't look as good, but they're still alive.

What a beautiful yellow and red...I love the combo. I've never seen one like this.

Here's Owen in his favorite hiding place. When I can't find him, this is where he usually is.

A cute video...

I love how he knows what bye-bye is. He's got such a cute little wave.

I've been slacking on the blogging lately. I've been very busy with one of my callings...Region Sports Director. We have been getting ready for our basketball tournament. It just started tonight, so I just have 3 more weeks of it. I do enjoy my calling, but it's very time consuming during tournament time. Poor Jeff will be home with the boys a lot.