Funnies from Katera

Just jotting down some of the cute things Katera says so I don't forget....

When her foot falls asleep she gets all agitated and cries- "Bug bites! Bug bites!"

When she's been in the tub or pool so long that her skin gets that wrinkly look she says she has "raspbewies". I call it raisin fingers.

She has a MAJOR crush on a little boy in her preschool class. One day when I picked her up she ran and jumped into my arms. She sat there clasping her hands with a dreamy look on her face and said- "Austen likes me!" Then stands there and giggles! Then on the way home she is looking out the back window saying- "Bye, sweet Austen." She gets so excited to go to school on Wednesdays because she gets to see Austen. She always tells me she is going to kiss him. When I asked her why she likes Austen and not JJ or Daxton her reply was- "Because they don't kiss right." Yikes! What is my three year old learning way ahead of her time?

For breakfast she often asks for lunch food- hot dogs, burritos, and corn dogs. I usually give in because I would rather have her eat- no matter what it is- than go hungry.

She doesn't like sweets very much. She would rather have cheese, a piece of bread, or potato chips instead. She does love fruit roll ups though.

When she sneezes she says- I bless you-ed mom!

TV free week

is going to kill me! It's only day two of our city sponsored TV Free Week and Katera thinks her world has come to an end. Sekoya has been great, just asking each morning if it is still a no TV day. After that initial question she doesn't ask anymore. Katera, on the other hand, asks immediately when she wakes up. After being told that it is still no TV week she begs and begs to watch cartoons assuring me that she will be good or eat her meal. I think she thinks it is a punishment for some bad behavior. These nice warm days have made it a little easier, but I am afraid of what is going to happen on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday when it turns cold and rainy again. The worst time of the day is between dinner and bed time. I am wore out and ready to hang up the Mommy badge, but it doesn't work that way. That is usually when I let them turn on some TV show and veg out and wind down before bed. I guess I just have to step up my game and be the mom I should be- which includes playing, reading, crafting, and just goofing around with my girls. I am keeping my fingers crossed that we all live through this week!

Spring has finally sprung!

Yay! We are doing the happy dance around our house. We have been cooped up for what seems like the longest winter ever. We have all been going a bit stir crazy. This week it finally warmed up enough for Sekoya to ride her bike to school, go for bike rides and walks, picnics in the park, and just play outside. I even unplugged the TV one day and told the kids it was broken. I didn't want them inside on such a nice day! Sekoya played at a friend's on Friday after school. So that means Katera was left home with nobody to play with. I couldn't ignore her any longer and my "babysitter", aka- cartoons, were shut off. I got out some watercolors and we painted rocks outside. She was so thrilled that I was doing it with her. It kind of made me feel guilty about how much I DON'T play with my kids. It's something I can definitely work on. This morning I got up and ran a local race- Red Rock Runoff. It was 4.3 miles- 1/2 paved roads and 1/2 mountain trail. I wasn't completely sure I was going to do it until I got up right at the time I needed to with no alarm. I decided if I didn't do it I would probably be really mad at myself. I have been training on the treadmill for a 5K later in the summer so I figured it wouldn't hurt to start early. My main goal was NOT to be last. I achieved that goal with about 4 or 5 coming in after me. The fastest woman finished in 36 minutes- I finished in 50. I did a trial run on Thursday and ran the course in 65 minutes so shaving 15 minutes off my time made me happy. It was such a good feeling to know that I DID IT!! Now I am getting excited for the next one on the 4th of July! After the race I came home and we spent the rest of the day doing yard work and getting our garden spot ready. It was so warm and sunny I ended up getting a pretty good sunburn already!

California Vacation

Do I have to?

shave my legs?

I usually only shave my legs once a week in the winter...right before Jason comes home from his work week. I just don't want him to feel like he's sleeping with a sasquatch! I mean, really- what's the point? I'm wearing pants every day and sleeping by myself every night. I don't really care if the hair on my legs is an inch long. In the summer I shave my legs every other day. Even when I do shave my legs it is to the knees only. Again- I don't see the point in shaving more leg than what people see. I do make an exception though once a year (or two years) when we are heading to the beach. I will be wearing a bathing suit for a lot of the time. At least I am hoping to, since it WILL be 70 degrees or warmer -which I am in desperate need of! So I have to take my razor into the nether regions of my upper thigh and bikini area. I really don't want to LOOK like a sasquatch on the beach. But I really detest shaving!

Celebrating Easter

Easter ends up being about a week long celebration around here. We colored eggs last weekend while Jason was away on a work trip. He got to stay home with us all week after being gone for seven days straight. I found a 8 Day Walk With Christ Easter devotional idea I tried to do. It was a walk through the last 8 days of Christ's life- what he did and what lessons he taught. You were supposed to read a scripture, story, and thought each day and try to do what Christ taught in that devotional for the next day. We did good for four days, then we had a couple of late nights and didn't get the last four done. Maybe I will still do them anyway even though Easter has now passed.

The kids last day of school for the week was Wednesday. The weather did not cooperate for any fun outdoor activities. In fact we woke up to snow Thursday and Friday mornings. But when is the weather ever nice on Easter? Especially a General Conference Easter weekend! Friday we went to an Easter egg hunt that was a complete waste of time! We paid $5 for the girls to be able to participate and there was only about 2 dozen eggs laid out per age group. That was definitely not enough for the 200+ kids that showed up! So at least 3/4 of the kids left crying because they did not get even ONE piece of candy! I felt so bad for my girls because they were so excited about it only to be completely disappointed!!! I hope the people that put on that Easter egg hunt hear about how many sad kids there were and do a better job if they do it next year.

Saturday was supposed to be a yucky day too so we jumped in the car and drove to SLC to see How To Train Your Dragon on the IMAX 3D. It was such a good show and the girls absolutely loved the big, fancy theater. After the movie we met up with Heather, Bob and the cousins for lunch, shopping, and swimming. My girls LOVE their cousins. We decided to drive home that same day since we will be staying the next 6 nights in hotels in CA. Off to cheer nationals and Disneyland!!