Thursday, August 30, 2007

Lately we have been spending alot of time in the car. Where we moved there is not too much around us. But thankfully the freeway is especially close. So we have been all over the place just to get out and do things... I hate being in a house all day long. I get sooooo bored! I have also been spending alot of time with my parents that live in Heber, about 1 hour away, and my sister that lives in SLC, about 20 min away. Jackson has pretty much been raised in the car. So thankfully he does okay in his carseat. The other day he was set on bringing his BIG BEAR with and not just having it in the car with him but on top of him! He looked so cute sunggled in his seat with a huge suffed animal on top of him and then his aviator sunglasses... kids. ha ha.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Yummy Pancakes...

This morning I woke up and realized... it has been way too long since I have made pancakes for my little pancake lover. So as I was getting everything out, Jackson got into the drawer with the spatulas and tried to find something so that he could "work like mommy". I gave him the spoon and let him mix all by himself. He loved it! Of course, the batter was everywhere. But it was so much fun to watch Jacks "help" mom cook. Time to indulge! I think these were the best pancakes I have ever had. It must have been the special mixer... Jacksons hand! Yummy in the tummy!

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Party at the Richards

Saturday night my parents had a work party at their house. Even though I am not an employee I am a daughter so I am always invited... yes! It was so great - they had one of those huge blow up toys for kids that was an obsticle course. Jack was terrified of it, but I loved it. And of course they had tons of good food that I indulged upon alot more than I should have. My little Jack has had the biggest growth sput this month. He has out grown all of his shorts so I made some of his old pants into cut-offs. Cute right?
SO SO SO SO fun... we loved the slide!
Jackson loves babies! This little one is 4 months and he was attacking him. All he wanted to do was hug him over and over again. I think the baby had had enough - check out that face!
My lil sis and lil bro - cami and miles. Cami is in massage therapy school and just moved to Provo today. I can't wait for her to live their and have the college experience. I keep telling her that she has to get involved and do all the fun parties. I hope she loves it as much as I did! Yea for Provo! Miles is a stud, he is the last one at home and is in his Junior year. The girls LOVE him.

Sunday, August 19, 2007

18 months = nursey !!!

Today Jackson slept in until 10:15 am ... it was awesome! He would have slept longer, but I woke him up so that he could be ready for church on time. Church was amazing! He was the best he has ever been! He sat through all of sacrament meeting. We didn't have to take him out at all! As we were on our way to Sunday School class we walked past nursery and thought... maybe we should take him one week early and start him on a good note. See, he is not officially 18 months until next Sunday... but does one week early really hurt? And he was in such a great mood! So we did it, we handed him off and it was amazing! For the first time in 1 1/2 years I have really been able to enjoy sunday school and relief society. It was so great to beable to feel the spirit and listen to an entire lesson. And Jackson loved nursery. Of course he does, he loves to play with other kids and eat snacks. Thank goodness for nursery, what would happen to us all with out it!

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

My life this week

The past couple weeks have been filled with some interesting events. The first and most depressing of it all was our new plasma fell and the inside screen shattered! Our stupidity is all to blame, we had it on a table that had a loose leg. The leg came out and the TV came crashing. We were so sad to see our TV broken, but at least its "just a TV", and thankfully Jackson was not by it when it fell.
Good news! My best friend from High School Michelle was intown after multiple attempts to get a bunch of our friends together it ended up just being the two of us with our crazy kids. Michelles oldest is Connor he is 2 1/2 years. He and Jack had fun together .... except when they were trying to steal eachothers toys. Michelle just had her 2nd. His name is Chase and he is 4 months. He looks just like her and has the best rolly polly legs!Tuesday I went to SLC and hung out with my sister, Candice. She has the cutest little house and is so creative. I wish I had some of her creativity in me! We went to Petsmart and bought Jack a little fish tank with 3 fish. He loves to look at them and feed them their food. Hoo-ray! Jacks first pet.
This is my happy little guy! Check out that smile!
The worst part about this past week is that I realized I have some food allergies. My mom, my aunt, and my sister all have gone through it - so I guess it was my turn. A couple weeks ago, I got really sick and my mom guessed it was an allergy. I was a bit skeptical and continued to eat as I pleased. Of course, I became sick again. The sick feeling is alot like the flu but no matter how bad you want it - you cannot throw up, your body won't let you. Your stomach is in nots and has terrible knife like pains. It keeps you up all night long, by around 10 am you start to feel better and then if comes and goes through out the day. Ugh! It was absolutley terrible. Although, the good thing about it is that it does not last forever. For the next few months I will have to be extra careful with what I eat. No red meats, no eggs, no spicey foods, no tomato paste, no salsa (i love chips n salsa), and nothing that is too acidic. I don't mind watching what I eat, I am hoping this will help me get back on to a good diet plan. I am expecially grateful that my mom could help me through this and that she knew what the cause was. Thanks mom!

Friday, August 10, 2007

Twilight & Vampire Dancers

I am finally cought up with what everyone has been talking about... TWILIGHT... and just like everyone else, I too am obsessed. Wow! I went to buy the third book "Eclipse" that just came out and of course you had to reserve it. So I ordered one of my own, hopefully it will be here in the next couple days. I can't wait to get back into the life of Bella and Edward... will she be a vampire or not? I vote... YES!!!
Also, now that I have read the book - I seem to look at certain people as if they "fit" the part of a vampire. Does anyone agree with me when I say, Neil, from So you Think You Can Dance.... looks like he could play a role in her book? Maybe I am crazy. And not so much in this picture, but just on the show. Maybe it is because he moves so quickly and sleek like, isn't that how the vampires are described? And his teeth and tone of skin... and I guess maybe his "overall appearance", he's not all that bad.
I do love So You Think You Can Dance. I can not decide who I would choose to go. I think they are all amazing. I think if I had to make a choice I would go with Pasha as my first. His solo dance with the mannequin on Tuesday was too much for me. The girls are harder but I think I might cut out Lauren. I like her, but she is a little too "look at me, look at me"... if you know what I mean.

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Randall Reunion, Pine AZ

This past weekend we went down to Pine AZ for the Randall Family Reunion. I was a little bumbed to have to drive 10 hours just for 2 days, but it ended up being worth it. His grandparents had matching shirts made for all of us and we did a lot of Geneology while we were there. I learned the Randalls were part of the original group that first lived in Pine. We went to their town museum that had alot of information about the Randalls and their history. We also had a night where each of the Randall kids picked a story to tell about our ancestors. It was so interesting to learn about their lives and what they were like when they were young. We all realized the "wild & crazy" personality of the Randall kids existed even back then. (uh-oh... what does that mean for my kids?) The whole gang.
Me... Kristen.... Jaime
The boys.
Uh-oh... does Jackson like dolls... shhh, don't tell Scott.
He LOVES watermelon.
Yes, a day to sleep in.
The boys played Basketball ALL weekend long. On the way home Scott and Brad said it was like being at basketball camp because they were so sore. Hmmm.... they must be getting old.

Don't forget the ping-pong! I guess Grandma Randall has always been the champion but Brad took over this weekend. Of course everyone wanted to challenge him from there on out.
BUT....
The best part about the weekend was that on Saturday June 4th at 12 am ... Jenna and Dennis finally welcomed their little guy, Davis Grant Crandall into the world. All day Friday we were all so anxious for him to arrive. It was so fun for all of us to be together to hear about the great news. We are so happy for them both and can't wait to see the new addition to the family! Congratulations... we love you!

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

I Got Tagged

4 Jobs I've Had
1. LifeGaurd
2. Esthetics Instructor
3. Esthetician at Spa
4. MOM (most rewarding job ever!)

Places for a weekend getaway
1. HAWAII (more like a 2-week get-a-way)
2. Island Park, IDAHO
3. St. George, UTAH (in the winter)
4. Anywhere "alone" with Scott would be fabulous

Movies I can watch over and over again
1. How to Loose A Guy in 10 Days
2. Titanic
3. Any Disney Chanel Movies (I am such a sucker for those)

Guilty Pleasures
1. SHOPPING ... any store... any place...
2. Cleaning (i know stupid right? but i love to clean)
3. Sugar Sugar Sugar
4. Getting a suntan ( i know... skin cancer...)

Places I've Lived
1. Holiday, UT
2. Buena Vista, VA
3. Provo, UT
4. Orem, UT
5. Lehi, UT

Places I've been on vacation
1. Hawaii
2. NYC
3. Florida
4. Cali

Favorite Foods
1. Fruit
2. Taco Bell
3. Ice Cream
4. Grilled Chicken

Websites I visit daily
1. Friends Blogs
2. Gmail
3. Weather.com
4. Key Bank


First Kiss Locations
1. Front room of College Apartment
2. In a car?
3. Doorstep?
4. A pool?
5. I really don't remember...

Ok I am done....

now I tag...
1. Jaime
2. Kristen
3. Michelle
4. Stephanie