Through Katera's eyes

These are a couple of pictures Katera has drawn at preschool. The top one is of all things Christmas: candy cane, Christmas tree, present, ornament, reindeer, and Santa.




This picture was part of learning how to be healthy. She insisted on eating what "healthy Bob" would eat for days after bringing home this picture. The healthy things are: milk, cheese, banana, apple, peas, potatoe, corn, carrot, steak, and grapes.

Jolly Old St. Nicholas...

Family party #1

Christmas Dance Recital

Day 30 – A photograph of yourself today + three good things that have happened in the past 30 days.

Day 28- My favorite movie

Dirty Dancing and Girls Just Wanna Have Fun are my two all time favorite movies. We used to watch these all the time when we got together for sleep overs.

Scrub a dub, dub

Three kids in the tub! The girls were having a fun bubble bath in my big tub. They were thrilled when I brought Nixon in to join them. He loves the bath. He gets so excited when you get him undressed- he knows what comes next. He kept eating the bubbles and getting them all over his face. It won't be too long before they can't have baths together!

Day 24- A photo of something that means a lot to me

The gospel of Jesus Christ is the only thing that means as much to me as my family. I am so grateful to have the knowledge of God's plan. I am thankful for a Savior that died for me and suffered for my sins. It is the way that I can be with my family forever!

Day 23- 15 MORE facts about me

1. I am a negative person. Not proud of it, but kind of hard to change.
2. I spend too much time on the computer- but that's the only place I get adult interaction/conversation.
3. On rainy or snowy days I would like to put on comfy clothes and read all day. Doesn't happen with kiddos around.
4. I am the worst at pretend play with my kids. It bores me to death.
5. I have a funny, nervous thing that I do.... I rub my fingers on the hems of my clothes. Most of my shirts have the bottom hem all ripped up because of it.
6. I can not sleep past 8 AM. Some days I would love to, but my body just won't let me.
7. I love my own kids, but can't stand when other people's kids hug me and stuff.
8. I don't let people get close to me. If I don't let them get too close then they can't hurt me.
9. I can't stand it when people want to be Facebook friends when we have never been friends in real life.
10. I was one of the "mean girls" in school. Not proud of that either. If I could go back and change it I would.
11. I have NEVER tried any drugs or smoking.
12. My house is always cluttery. I do fine keeping it CLEAN; bathrooms, vacuuming, etc. but I just can't seem to find a place for everything and keep it there.
13. Another weird, nervous habit is biting the insides of my cheeks.
14. If I didn't have kids I would love to live in NYC. I think I'll keep the kids though!
15. I love to eat pie cherries right out of the can.


There, not very interesting, but I did it!

Day 22- Something I am currently worrying about

I think the only thing I am remotely worried about right now is getting my CE credits done for my insurance license. It expires the end of the year and I still have 20 hours to complete. The worst part is that I have had two years to get these hours done and I have procrastinated!!!

Day 21- A photo of something that makes me happy

My kids! Most of the time anyway! I can't imagine life without them!

Day 20- Things I want to say to 5 different people

This topic is too dangerous for me. Everytime I open my mouth I get people mad at me. So until I can think of something (that's IF I can think of something)that won't get me in trouble I am going to take the 5th!

Thought of a couple!

Dear Zumba Instructors,
Thank you for making the Zumba party so fun this weekend. Thanks for KICKING my butt! I needed it.

Dear WalMart shoppers,
Please go IN the door that says ENTER and OUT the door that says EXIT. Also, how hard is it to walk a few feet to put your cart in the cart returns? You know, if you would use the isles like a road, one direction on each side it would be a lot easier to manuever through the store. WalMart is NOT the place to chit chat and catch up on town gossip. Please leave your husbands at home! They are not helpful, they're just in the way. Lastly, the first big space in the parking isles that has the diagonal lines painted through it is NOT a parking space.

Dear Happy People,
Thank you for being so happy and having a smile on your face. It sure helps naturally grumpy people like me not be so grumpy.

Dear Sekoya and Katera,
I love you so much! Thank you for being such GREAT big sisters to Nixon. I don't know how I could do it without you. On the other hand, it would be great if you were equally loving to each other and could get through one day without fighting.

Day 19- What I wear to bed

I hate wearing pajamas to bed. They always get wrapped around me and I feel like I am in a straight jacket. So, I sleep in my underwear. I put pajamas on as soon as I get out of bed so my kids don't have to be traumatized.

Day 18- Something I crave a lot

CHOCOLATE! Can someone say addict? I have to have something chocolate after every meal. And sometimes a few more times through the day! If there isn't any candy in the house I resort to eating chocolate chips. If I could lay off the chocolate I just might be able to lose my baby weight!

Day 17- A photo of me and my family

I never would have guessed that my family would grow from this......

....... to this! I am so thankful to have my three beautiful kids. They were not easy for us to get here.

We just barely had a new family photo taken to add Nixon. A good friend and lady in my ward does an awesome job! This year we went to Monrovian park to get the fall leaves in the back ground.

Day 16- My celebrity crush

There is no one current that I would pick. I don't follow actors enough to know who is hot or not. Ones from my past are- Kirk Cameron from grade school days, Jordan from NKOTB, Michael Jordan, Patrick Swayze, and Matthew McConaughey. Patrick Swayze would have to be my all time crush though. I was so sad when he passed away.

Day 15- Something I don't leave the house without

The only thing I don't leave the house without regardless of whether I have kids or not is my cell phone. I don't carry my phone so other people can find me. I carry it so if I need to call someone for some reason I can. A lot of people call me on my cell phone and don't reach me because it stays in my car most of the time. I am not one of those people who carries their phone all the time in a pocket or something. I mostly have my phone for traveling and so my kids can reach me at any time.

We have a cruiser!

Nixon is no longer an immobile little bump on the living room floor. In fact he doesn't stay in the living room for very long any more. He has mastered the army crawl. I will set him in the living room surrounded by toys and within a couple of minutes he has scooted himself into the kitchen or the office. He loves his new found freedom and is not afraid to explore everything around him- including the stairs. My solution: the banana chair turned on it's side. I have a baby gate, but our stairs are so wide that it is too small. I have a new one ordered and it should be here tomorrow. Thank goodness he is not strong enough to push the chair over or move it aside! I hate how much babies grow and change in their first year of life. It goes by so fast and then -poof- they're not a baby any more. I am lovin' every minute of this baby!