Raise your hand if ...

(Things Oscar can raise his hand to.)



-You like to say the words "belly button" and "birdie".

-You can get the entire bathroom soaking wet with only 3 inches of water in the tub.

-You couldn't care less about getting potty trained.

-You are the "fold your arms" Nazi during family prayer.

-You love your "dwanky" and kiss it everyday and tell it that it is "so cute".

-You think everyone else' drink is your drink.

-When you speak you replace all of the F's with P's.
Daddy's so punny.
I hurt my pinger.
I want some pood.
One, Two, Three, Pour, Pive
Mom, be very carepul.

-The only way you know how to argue is to put "I don't want" in front of whatever the other person just said.
Oscar, stop doing that. I don't want doing that.
Oscar, let's wash your hands. I don't want wash your hands.
Oscar, can you eat your food please? I don't want eat your food please.

-You enjoy anything electronic with buttons to push.

-You ask your dad, "Are you OK Dad?" when ever he burps.


And last but not least. Raise your hand if ...

-You can keep playing a video game all the way through getting your diaper changed.

tagged

Mom tagged me

A-Z's all about me
A- Age: 33 today
B- Bed size: king
C- Chore you hate: Figuring out what's for dinner. I don't mind cooking it. I like cooking it. I never know what to make
D- Dad's name: Lloyd
E- Essential start of your day: PSS (pray, scriptures, smile)
F- Favorite color: I've never been able to pick just one
G- Gold or Silver: refer to F
H- Height: 5' 8"
I- Instruments you play: Piano
J- Job title: Mom, piano teacher, YW president
K- Kids: 3
L- Living arrangements: Husband, three kids
M- Mom's name: Donise Sweet Donise
N- Nicknames: Nell, Nelly Ann Garbage Can, Nelberto, Noodle, Snoop Dog, Snoozers, Needle, Bobby, I could go on all day
O- Overnight stay in a hospital other than your birth: Birth of children
P- Pet Peeve: Loud eaters
Q- Quote from a movie: Big gulps huh?! Alright. Well see you later.
R- Right or left handed: right
S- Siblings: 3 sisters, 1 brother
T- Time you wake up: 6:15
U- Underwear: yes
V- Vegetable you dislike: I think I like them all
W- Ways you drink your coffee: I don't
X-rays you've had: teeth
Y- Yummy food you make: cookies, cake
Z- Zoo favorites: Giraffes
Now pass this on to three friends you want to get to know better.
I am tagging: Liz, Miranda(I know you don't blog but I'd read it if you did), and Blake

Oscar in the morning

Oscar is usually very happy when he wakes up. He comes and gives me "wubs". The look he has on his face is the same look he gets when he gets out of his bed before he's supposed to. It's like he thinks he's cheating or getting a special treat by getting to get out of bed.

This morning was no different. We were in the kitchen. I was holding him and we were giving hugs and kisses, aka-wubs(loves). I pushed our cheeks together and looked in the mirror with him. Then Oscar said to his reflection:

"Hi,this is my mommy."

Larkin said something funny ... again.

I was in the kitchen. I could hear Larkin on her way saying this:


Larkin: I love you too Dad.

Now in the the kitchen.

Larkin: Hi Mom. I just told Dad I love him too.

Me: Oh, good!

Larkin: I love you Mom.

Me: I love you too Lark.

Larkin: I just love everybody!

Me: I love everybody too.

Larkin: Mom, don't copy me.

Life with Larkin #2

Larkin: Oh Mom, yay esophagus. I love esophagus. It tastes so delicious. I'm so glad you bought esophagus.

Me: Asparagus.

Larkin: Oh ya Asparagus.

Trav Master Flash

When Blake and I started having kids Travis just loved Lilly. I can still think of his sweet little voice, "How's LLLLLLLilly doin'?" Every time I saw him. He did the same thing when Larkin and Oscar were born. He loves babies and is so sweet with them.
He and Oscar have a special relationship. Travy is one of our best baby sitters. I remember the first night he and Emma came to babysit. Oscar got a diaper rash and had a ruff time. When we got home Oscar was crying and Travis was trying to comfort him. I quickly took over and Trav went into the other room by himself and was really upset. I put Oscar in the tub and let Travis come in and help give him a bath.
Church with a two year old is always challenging. But I can always distract Oscar with watching his cousin Trav. It's nice because he will sit still but sometimes he forgets to whisper.
"Where's Trav?"
"There he is."
"Hi, Travis!"
"Trav is bringing the bread."
"Travis has the water."
I love to see Travy's face trying not to smile.
When sacrament meeting is over, most of the time, he comes over and offers to take Oscar to Nursery for me. Plus he's usually already holding hands with another kid that needs to get dropped off at nursery too.
When ever I see Travis he asks where Oscar is. He is genuinely disappointed if I don't have him with me.
Thanks Travis for being such a good cousin.
Thanks also for being a good nephew. I love to read and watch movies with you.

Love you,
Aunt Nelly

Life with Larkin

After Larkin sang a song that she made up:

Blake: You're so weird Larkin.
Larkin: And funny!

Check this out!

This is Janelle! To know her is to love her. Seriously. She's crazy and fun and adventurous and smart and successful and down to earth all at the same time. I feel cool that I get to say that she was one of my very beloved college roommates. We grew up in the same ward and went through high school together.
She's started an adventure. I'm having so much fun reading about it. I thought that some of you would have fun reading it too. She's going on 31 dates in 31 days. I forgot to list brave when I was describing her. Anyway check out her website and leave her a message. She deserves as much support as we can give her.


Fun with 31

Texas

Lilly and I got to go to Dallas to visit my sister Paige and her family. WE HAD A BLAST! The Barrons really know how to have a good time.

Here's a list of some of the things that we got to do or that happened while we were there.

-touring the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (The place where they make money. You can't take pictures inside.)


-touring Log Cabin Village






-picnicking in the park

-visiting the Botanic Gardens





-watching the Long Horn Stampede



-stockyard museum


-playing Tag on the grass


-pony rides




-pizza


-rodeo


ALL OF THE ABOVE WAS IN ONE DAY! Man were we tired by the end. It was SO fun!


The Barrons have a really big yard with lots of animals.(goats, chickens, cats, fish, turtles, and a donkey) The rest of these activities happened in their back yard.

-swimming

-fishing



-hunting for eggs

-three new baby goats were born





-swings



Thank you Tag, Paige, Quincey, Briggs, Boston, Piper, and Sarger for showing us such a great time. It was a dream come true!

conversations with Oscar

Oscar: Oh my gosh!


Oscar: OH MY GOSH!

Me: What?
Oscar: nothing

Lilly Kay's Birthday!

I can't believe my sweet girl is 9.

It seems like just last year she got the peanut butter off the counter and smeared it all over herself, the kitchen floor, the living room carpet, and the TV.

And just before that I couldn't take my eyes off of her or I would find her in the back yard rolling in the mud.

Happy Birthday Beauty! You make life more fun!

Larkin Quotes

This girl is hilarious.


"Mama isn't chocolate just delightful? It just takes you up to heaven and makes you feel wonderful!" (Said with chocolate from ear to ear, of course.)


Being excited about Lilly's birthday Larkin was curious about what her sister would get for presents. She decided to ask her dad to tell her what the presents were. (The girls know that asking dad for something almost always gets the answer yes.)

"Dad will you tell me what Lilly is getting for her birthday presents? Don't worry I'm good at keeping secrets. Cause as soon as you tell me I always forget."

Sal Lee

I didn't really have pets growing up. We had a turtle in the back yard planter that no one paid attention to. I had a little garter snake for about a week. Then I lost it somewhere in my house and spent the rest of my childhood in fear of my long lost snake crawling in my bed at night. (That is until we found it's skeleton under the dryer a few years later.) We also found a dog once and kept it for about 3 or 4 days till we found it's owner. That's pretty much it. I don't dislike animals. I understand loving them. They're cute and are very loving to you in return.

Blake always had pets growing up. Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hermit crabs, snakes, etc. He felt a little incomplete not having a dog for the first 8 years of our marriage. We did have a snake who had a very sad untimely death but that's another story. (I guess I should stay away from poor snakes.)

This brings me to the reason for this post. I thought I'd share how we got our dog Sal Lee and a few of the events that happened after we got him.

First of all yes I said his name is Sal Lee and yes he is a boy. That's what you get when you let two little girls name your dog. I spell it that way to make it seem a little more masculine. (Who am I kidding?)

Sal Lee came to our door one day and wouldn't go away. I was happy to shut the door and ignore him. Lilly on the other hand instantly fell in love with him and smashed her tear stained face on the front window screaming, "Puppy, come back!" It was very dramatic. When we woke up in the morning he was still there, so we put him in the back yard and thought we should at least try and find the owner. I left to take Lilly to school. When I got home my neighbor was out trying to help Sal Lee get his head out of the hole in the fence. He was stuck. I didn't know what to do. This dog that I didn't want was stuck in my fence and making quite a racket. We couldn't get him out.

So I called the Humane Society. After waiting and trying to comfort Sal Lee for about two hours the truck finally pulls up. Out steps the Humane Society guy all by himself right? No! He is being followed by a camera crew. He walks over to me like there's nothing strange going on and asks me about my dog. I tell him where the dog is and he walks over to investigate. Then a lady tip toes over to me and whispers about how they are filming a show for Animal Planet. "Do you mind if we film this?" Um ya I mind. I didn't do my hair yet and I don't have any make up on. That's what I thought to myself but of course I say, "No I don't mind. Go ahead."

Needless to say we never found his owner. He's a sweet little dog with lots of energy. He and Oscar are the best of friends.

Battle at Picante Pass

This is what happens when you get in a fight with a Del Taco hot sauce pack.

"Tanner Teenager"

I don't remember what we were talking about. I just remember this part.


Lilly: Was it a bad mean teenager or was it a Tanner teenager?
Me: What's a Tanner teenager?
Larkin: He's good.



Tanner's my nephew. He's 17, smart, talented, and really nice to my kids and treats me like I'm his friend and not an old lady. We love him.

Someone's a smart mommy!

The school has started serving breakfast to everyone for free. My kids love it. I can't quite bring myself to send them off completely empty so I usually make them a piece of toast or some fruit. Just in case they get to school and they don't like what they are offering.
Also, my kids and I happen to love grapefruit. I have a few people that keep me stalked up with grapefruit. Those people are very dear to me. Not just because of the grapefruit but...

Anyway this happened right before breakfast.

Me: Does anyone want some grapefruit with their toast?

Larkin: Me

I give her half a grapefruit and her toast.

Larkin: I wanted both halves.

Me: How about you eat what you have and if we still have time when you're done I'll give you the other half?

Larkin: OK

Lilly(singing): Someone's a smart mommy.

random things about ocsar

He puts his hands on my cheeks and through gritted teeth he says, "You're so cute!"


When I get mad at him he puts his eye brows really low and scowls at me. Then after a few seconds he lifts them up as high as he can with a big smile. Then he goes back to the scowl. He'll go back and forth until I laugh. I know, I'm screwed.


He loves nursery. Every time I get him ready to go some place he asks, "Go to class?".


When I'm cooking, he comes in the kitchen and knocks on the oven and says, "Hello ... hello?"


He loves to punch. That's his favorite game. He says, "Let's fight." Then starts laughing and punching. When I don't do it back, he says, "Punch Mom, punch." I watched him get into the frig once and the door closed and bonked him on his back and he turned around and started punching the refrigerator door. He counts to 10 and then says, "Knockout!"


He loves golf. He'll carry around Blake's clubs and hit anything that resembles a ball. I once saw him swing a light saber like a golf club at an m-n-m on the ground. He also flips through the channels and gets excited when he finds the golf channel.


He'll sit on Blake's lap and watch any sport on TV and knows what most of them are called.


When he says a prayer it goes like this:
He-y Fa-er, day. He-y Fa-er day. He-y Fa-er, day. (He says this really fast over and over while peaking at everyone else in the group.)
The translation is:
Heavenly Father, thank thee for this day.
Then he lists off the names of some of his loved ones. The list is different each time except he always includes Uncle Chris.
Then while he says people's names he will start laughing. Then when he gets his sisters to laugh with him he'll shush them. Then he tells daddy to fold his arms.
That's usually when I step in and try to help him end it.


When Oscar has gone #2 in his diaper he comes to me and says, "Oh Dude!"


When he comforts me he calls me Babe. It doesn't happen often but every once in a while he sees me cry and he'll pat my shoulder and say, "It's OK Babe."

Why do you wear a jacket?

Larkin: Where's my jacket?

Me: It's really not that cold outside. You might not want to wear a jacket since you already have a long sleeve shirt on.

Larkin: I like to wear jackets because they make me look good. That's the only reason I wear them. Well there's two reasons. If I'm cold and I look so good in them.

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Student of the month

Lately Larkin has been very concerned. Last year she had the honor of being student of the month. When that happened I told her that I had never been student of the month. Then Blake said that he too had never been student of the month. Well that really had an affect on her.

Since then periodically she would ask me about it. Making sure that it was really true and trying to make me feel better about not ever being picked.

Tonight, any emptiness Blake or I might have felt by never being chosen is all gone. We were having pizza for dinner and it made Larkin think about when she was student of the month and got to have a special pizza lunch in honor of the occasion. She and Lilly put together a special student of the month pizza dinner and program just for us. They had us sit in the living room. They brought us each a piece of pizza and a drink. Then came the entertainment.

They each took turns singing congratulations songs while the other one danced. It was so fun. When it was all over Larkin asked if we felt like we were students of the month. I imagine we feel a little better than that.