Here is what our family looks like, through the eyes of my Wall-e obsessed three year old.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Christmas Day
We stayed home in Utah this year for Christmas. On Christmas Eve we had our traditional homemade Chicken Noodle Soup for dinner and then we sat down and watched The Polar Express together as a family. After the movie Carson put some chocolate chip cookies and a big tall glass of milk out on the kitchen table for Santa. Then it was off to bed! Carson had such a hard time falling asleep because he was so excited for Santa to come. Jeff had to go in and lay by him on his bed to get him to calm down! The next morning Carson came running into our room and asked if Santa had come. We all went out to the living room to see what Santa had left.
It was fun to be home and start our own traditions. Christmas is definitely more fun with two children. Santa left Carson a Wall-e and Eve and Jonas got a toy gumball machine with roll around balls. Jeff got stuff for his model railroad and some books and I got a tripod for my camera. We had a nice Christmas dinner with Jeff's sisters and nephews. And now, mostly for Grandma's sake, here are some pictures!
It was fun to be home and start our own traditions. Christmas is definitely more fun with two children. Santa left Carson a Wall-e and Eve and Jonas got a toy gumball machine with roll around balls. Jeff got stuff for his model railroad and some books and I got a tripod for my camera. We had a nice Christmas dinner with Jeff's sisters and nephews. And now, mostly for Grandma's sake, here are some pictures!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
'Twas the Weekend before Christmas...
...and after a flurry and scurry around town for those last minute gifts, we took a break and went to Thanksgiving Point to see the lights and Santa's Reindeer. We finished the evening by dropping off some moving boxes to the Snedakers and playing their Wii....ah, I think I want to add a Wii to my Christmas list, although I am sure Santa will have to wait for my tax return.
We spent Sunday evening in Park City at Larry & VJ's. We had dinner and opened Christmas presents. I think Carson was confused and thought it was really Christmas.
We spent Sunday evening in Park City at Larry & VJ's. We had dinner and opened Christmas presents. I think Carson was confused and thought it was really Christmas.Friday, December 19, 2008
Carson's Faith
Today we have had a huge snowstorm hit us. Jeff called me when he got off of work and I told him that the roads were horrible and to be careful. After I got off the phone with him I told Carson that we needed to say a prayer to make sure Daddy got home safe. When my prayer was over Carson said, "Now I'm going to say a prayer, Mommy." So he knelt down by his bed and said this:
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this day, Jesus Christ, bless us to be good. Please bless Daddy to come home safe and angels help him.
Then he closed the prayer and turned to me and said, "Mommy, I know Daddy is going to be safe because I prayed for him." The faith of a child! It was so sweet.
2 hours 40 minutes later Jeff made it home safe. He managed to avoid the over 80 car accidents that were reported out on I-15. Thank you Carson for your prayer and your faith!
Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this day, Jesus Christ, bless us to be good. Please bless Daddy to come home safe and angels help him.
Then he closed the prayer and turned to me and said, "Mommy, I know Daddy is going to be safe because I prayed for him." The faith of a child! It was so sweet.
2 hours 40 minutes later Jeff made it home safe. He managed to avoid the over 80 car accidents that were reported out on I-15. Thank you Carson for your prayer and your faith!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Vacuum Woes
So my vacuum hasn't been working very well lately. I was sure something was clogging it up so about a week ago we took the hose off and ran water through it in the bathtub. A few dirt clods came out but nothing dramatic enough to make it loose so much suction. After reassembling the vacuum it still wasn't working very well...I just wrote it off as being a cheap $100 Walmart vacuum. Tonight, after trying to vacuum up some food Carson spilled on the floor, Jeff got sick of our poorly working vacuum and tore into it. Here is what he found lodged in it...
Apparently, the water we ran through the hose wasn't strong enough to dislodge two large paintbrushes! Now I am pretty sure that neither Jeff or I would think our vacuum could suck these up, but the question is who? I have my ideas....
Apparently, the water we ran through the hose wasn't strong enough to dislodge two large paintbrushes! Now I am pretty sure that neither Jeff or I would think our vacuum could suck these up, but the question is who? I have my ideas....
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Dear Santa,
We are so thankful that you did your shopping early this year and already have this...
loaded up in your sleigh for our little boy. We can only imagine how heartbroken he would have been if you had waited to purchase these, because they were sold out everywhere we went shopping today! Thank you so much for your foresight, we know that Carson will be such a happy little boy on Christmas morning.
We are so thankful that you did your shopping early this year and already have this...
loaded up in your sleigh for our little boy. We can only imagine how heartbroken he would have been if you had waited to purchase these, because they were sold out everywhere we went shopping today! Thank you so much for your foresight, we know that Carson will be such a happy little boy on Christmas morning.Thank You,
Jeff and Sara
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Tithing
We're home from church today. Carson woke up with a goobery, swollen, pink eye...and diarrhea. So Jeff has gone to Sacrament Meeting and Sunday School and I will be headed to Relief Society later...
So in order to redeem myself from my church absence, I want to tell you a little story about tithing.
Going through my budget this week I came to a horrifying discovery: we would NOT have enough money to cover rent IF we paid our tithing this week. I was a little miffed that I had somehow mismanaged our budget. I knew that skipping our weekly tithing check WAS NOT an option. However, I must say that the matter did weigh heavily on my mind all week. There was also the issue of needing groceries, gas, and other essentials to running a family. However, my resolve to pay tithing stayed strong and as the week unfolded so did the blessings. Unexpected sales of Scentsy products that I had in my inventory (instant $$$); two gallons of milk from a dear friend; unexpected money from my awesome mother; a Scentsy party booked, which will translate into more $$ in the future...
Its important to note that the money we received this week was in no way related to our bank account..
So this morning I went to write out the tithing check and double check our bank account and budget. That's when I found out that we would still have an unexpected $75 left in our account. I know you are thinking that maybe I had figured wrong before, but I hadn't. Earlier this week I had carefully done the math multiple times and no matter what I did, it DID NOT work out. I did not add anything new into the equation when I figured it this morning!! But we paid our tithing and it DID work out. A miracle, yes, because something that was impossible became possible, as we showed forth our faith and put our trust in the Lord that he would provide for us.
Malachi 3:10
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
So in order to redeem myself from my church absence, I want to tell you a little story about tithing.
Going through my budget this week I came to a horrifying discovery: we would NOT have enough money to cover rent IF we paid our tithing this week. I was a little miffed that I had somehow mismanaged our budget. I knew that skipping our weekly tithing check WAS NOT an option. However, I must say that the matter did weigh heavily on my mind all week. There was also the issue of needing groceries, gas, and other essentials to running a family. However, my resolve to pay tithing stayed strong and as the week unfolded so did the blessings. Unexpected sales of Scentsy products that I had in my inventory (instant $$$); two gallons of milk from a dear friend; unexpected money from my awesome mother; a Scentsy party booked, which will translate into more $$ in the future...
Its important to note that the money we received this week was in no way related to our bank account..
So this morning I went to write out the tithing check and double check our bank account and budget. That's when I found out that we would still have an unexpected $75 left in our account. I know you are thinking that maybe I had figured wrong before, but I hadn't. Earlier this week I had carefully done the math multiple times and no matter what I did, it DID NOT work out. I did not add anything new into the equation when I figured it this morning!! But we paid our tithing and it DID work out. A miracle, yes, because something that was impossible became possible, as we showed forth our faith and put our trust in the Lord that he would provide for us.
Malachi 3:10
"Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
Saturday, December 6, 2008
The Army Crawl
Jonas prefers to roll around and pull himself to what he wants. This is a new experience for me as Carson just took off and crawled at six months...hopefully Jonas will be up on his knees in the next month.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Feeling Christmasy
The Nativity is out... 
The tree is FINALLY up (and in the corner wedged on two sides with the couches!)
The tree is FINALLY up (and in the corner wedged on two sides with the couches!)
And we're finally relaxin'...
Oh and the best part, I already have presents under my tree!
Merry Christmas!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Curse of the Christmas Tree
Wow, it has been a horrible year for Christmas Trees...for us anyway! Argh, I am beginning to think that this apartment is cursed. Don't laugh, I am serious.
The story begins on Thanksgiving Day. We decided to go up into the hills above Rexburg and cut a Christmas Tree. This isn't something we normally do because we have a beautiful fake tree that we snagged a few years back for only $11. But we thought it would be fun to take the boys up for a ride and pick out a tree. Well, we picked out our tree, hauled it down here and then the nightmare began!
We spent over 3 hours Sunday night trying to get the thing to stand up and work right. Finally, it was working and we decorated it...note here that I only used half of my ornaments as it was a really weak tree and could barely hold up a glass bulb. No kidding, we had to pick out the most flimsy tree in the mountains. We were almost done when Carson walked over to put the last bulb on it. As he was walking away the poor tree had had enough and the weight of that last bulb made it fall over. It took the next hour to convince Carson that he hadn't made the tree fall over...it really traumatized him--poor guy! Jeff stood the tree back up and we called it a night and decided we'd try again in the morning.
The next morning while Carson was still asleep and I was rocking Jonas in the back room, I heard a crash from the living room and knew that my poor little tree had fallen once again. By this time I was so frustrated, that after I picked up all the ornaments again, I took the tree down and put it out on the balcony. I immediately got my prized fake tree out.
We put up the fake tree last night and decorated it again. Finally, it seemed like things were back to normal and we had our Christmas tree up. Ha, ha! I came out to the living room this morning and saw the Christmas tree leaning forward. Then, with a crash it fell over! WHAT IS GOING ON!! That tree has NEVER fallen over, even with Carson tugging on it as a toddler. I looked underneath it and one of the plastic legs had snapped.
Now I know you're thinking that maybe I am overloading it with decorations, but I am not. Most of the stuff is glass bulbs that hardly weigh anything. So, I am going to let the poor tree lean against the corner the rest of the day while I decide what to do next.
Seriously, I've never ever had this much problem with trying to get a Christmas tree up. Must be this apartment...or Utah...or maybe we cut down the first tree on some ancient Indian burial ground. Either way something is amiss...
What is so wrong with wanting a Christmas Tree that stands there and looks pretty and doesn't feel the constant need to fall over??
The story begins on Thanksgiving Day. We decided to go up into the hills above Rexburg and cut a Christmas Tree. This isn't something we normally do because we have a beautiful fake tree that we snagged a few years back for only $11. But we thought it would be fun to take the boys up for a ride and pick out a tree. Well, we picked out our tree, hauled it down here and then the nightmare began!
We spent over 3 hours Sunday night trying to get the thing to stand up and work right. Finally, it was working and we decorated it...note here that I only used half of my ornaments as it was a really weak tree and could barely hold up a glass bulb. No kidding, we had to pick out the most flimsy tree in the mountains. We were almost done when Carson walked over to put the last bulb on it. As he was walking away the poor tree had had enough and the weight of that last bulb made it fall over. It took the next hour to convince Carson that he hadn't made the tree fall over...it really traumatized him--poor guy! Jeff stood the tree back up and we called it a night and decided we'd try again in the morning.
The next morning while Carson was still asleep and I was rocking Jonas in the back room, I heard a crash from the living room and knew that my poor little tree had fallen once again. By this time I was so frustrated, that after I picked up all the ornaments again, I took the tree down and put it out on the balcony. I immediately got my prized fake tree out.
We put up the fake tree last night and decorated it again. Finally, it seemed like things were back to normal and we had our Christmas tree up. Ha, ha! I came out to the living room this morning and saw the Christmas tree leaning forward. Then, with a crash it fell over! WHAT IS GOING ON!! That tree has NEVER fallen over, even with Carson tugging on it as a toddler. I looked underneath it and one of the plastic legs had snapped.
Now I know you're thinking that maybe I am overloading it with decorations, but I am not. Most of the stuff is glass bulbs that hardly weigh anything. So, I am going to let the poor tree lean against the corner the rest of the day while I decide what to do next.
Seriously, I've never ever had this much problem with trying to get a Christmas tree up. Must be this apartment...or Utah...or maybe we cut down the first tree on some ancient Indian burial ground. Either way something is amiss...
What is so wrong with wanting a Christmas Tree that stands there and looks pretty and doesn't feel the constant need to fall over??
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