Living and Authentic life

Friday, May 23, 2008

BUMMER NEWS

Well the verdict is out....Shad has torn his ACL and other ligaments in his game last saturday....we found out Thursday evening and he is going into surgery right now...he will be down for about 2 weeks and then we move into the long road of healing and physical therapy,.......no sports for him all summer.....maybe just golfing....

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

What the flip was grandma doing at the sand dunes



So here was my crazy day....I woke up at 8am, Matt called me and later told me he didn't mean too...but the call got me up so I decided to check my email, I answered a few work emails, scored some testing and got Taegyn up to eat breakfast...which lately mind you has become somewhat of a challenge lately, this kid used to eat whatever I gave him, now he is deciding he has preferences...and doesn't eat half of what I give him, it is a miracle he is getting bigger....anyway, the other difficult part of all this is once I feed him, Taren is usually hungry, so I have to feed him and then I can finally sit down and eat something...Geez hello breakfast is ridiculous sometimes...Then I decided I wanted to take a nap, I was way tired since I finally got to sleep at 2am...I am telling you folks, I have got to go to bed at 9 or something so that when I wake up every 2-4 hours I am not so tired during the day...its hard though because sometimes at night is when I get most of my studying and work stuff done....anyway so I laid on the couch, I have pretty much Taegyn proofed the house so I wasn't to worried about a little 20 min nap on the couch while Taegyn played with his toys, I guess you would call it resting because I still get up and look if it all of the sudden goes all quiet, just to make sure Tae is ok....well he was playing with his toys...and then I fell asleep and realized it was all quiet...I shot up to look for Taegyn and guess where he was...he was at the foot of the couch asleep as well, all 3 of us had fallen asleep, I was so surprised because Taegyn rarely does that...it was nice, the Secoya came over and we made muffins for when we would meet up with Asia and Canyon....well muffins apparently wear the toughest of kids out because Coya went and laid on the couch and fell asleep while Tae took another nap, I got Taren to fall asleep again and whala I could go take a shower...! yeah, well I picked up the kids, brought them back to my house, got them all excited about going to my co-ed softball game with promises for ice cream after...so at 5pm we packed up and headed to the field, I had to get Mony first because since Shad is done with his work week he only had the moto...so packed car...well 1 game turned into 3 games, I didn't know if we kept winning we would have to keep playing, Shad met me there and after the first game he was mad that I didn't tell him we were playing more than one game, I told him I had NO idea and that I was told today would be our last and final game....well we won all 3 games and by the second and third game I was hitting really well, very nice since I have been a little rusty...the hard thing about 3 games in a row is....1 - Taren gets hungry, has to eat a bottle because I don't want to pull up my shirt in the middle of a game to nurse, so my milk comes in anyway and my boobs start to hurt....., 2 - after snow cones and then a bit later suckers....kids start to get bored and ansy... plus they miss dinner and they start to get grumpy, 3 - Shad was super grumpy that I was playing more than one game...even though I told him to go home, the kids would be fine, Asia is almost 10 I knew she could help out with Taren and Canyon would play with Taegyn, he stayed anyway getting more and more grumpy....Shad grumpy is NO FUN, 4 - I started to get really tired because I live in ZOMBIE VILLE just in case any of you forgot, so around 9pm I really start to hit a huge wall, and I have guys throwing it at me a million miles an hour because I play first base and it is critical that I get the outs, and sometimes they throw crappy, so I have to dig it out, when I am tired and my eyes hurt, this gets a little sketchy....5 - I just started my new super charged workout on monday, I ended up doing quite a few different kinds of pushups, and assisted pull-ups and I jogged 4.5 miles...this morning I was like, whoa I am not even sore....well by game 3 I was like holy crap I want to go home and soak in a tub.....so the games end, we go home I put the boys to bed and take Dem's kids home, wait I promised them ice cream and I keep all my promises even if it is a school night and at this point 10:30...so we stop at a gas station and they pick out ice cream sandwhiches and such, I am not going to let them eat it in the car...for obvious reasons...so now I am waiting for kids to finish their ice cream and they are savoring every bite, well Dem usually gets home from work around 11, I barely got the kids home and in there Pj's and in walks Dem, she didn't care they were in bed so late...and summer is coming, so I come home, and wash dishes because frankly I don't want to do them tomorrow, I really need to spend most of the day studying for my test on friday, oh yeah did I mention I have a really hard psychometrics test on friday, I do and got hardly any studying done, because....well you know your reading this blog..anyway, I needed my own time so I am writing this blog while feeding Taren and then I am off to bed....Whoo what a day...so enjoy the new picture of my 2 boys...so cute, Taegyn looks so big compared to Taren...:)

Saturday, May 17, 2008

Late nights and Early mornings


Well here I am up and feeding my baby, I think he has got a little sinus infection....it sucks when babies get sick.....He has been having a hard time breathing so I think I may take him to the insta care this morning, I would rather wait until he can see his pediatriction, but he seems to be getting worse.....other than being in zombie ville, I am doing great! the weather is officially hotter here, so summer is officially here...I am getting my road bike tuned up this week so next week (my 6 week post baby date) I can start riding, I want to start training for a duathlon in the fall, run/bike/run.....it should be fun. I also decided I want to get in the best shape of my life...so summer is going to be a lot of fun with lots of activity, I am hoping by the end of July I am where I want to be body wise and ready to race....I have 3 classes left and begin working in the field again at the end of June....I am excited, this is a fun time of year. I am also helping Demeree with her kids, she has started to work full time so I watch them for her! I am thinking of selling our car and buying a used van...I know people I said I would never be a van owner, but SUV's these days are too expensive to drive and I want more room in a vehicle so van......here I come soon! Shad has a game today and he gets to start and the coach told him he has earned a starting position....good for him...he is having a blast with this team, I am glad he has found something that gets him excited about being fit.....life is good, even when you live in zombie ville...:)

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Mary Easter and Kristy Pool

Hey you two...I changed up my blog and when I did it erased my friends and family links....so I could find the other 4 but I need you two to give me your blog names so I can link it, you can email it to me or post the address on a comment page! Thanks....

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

They grow up sooo fast...




So Taren is already a month old, he is so precious and this time around everything is so much easier...because I have done it before and done it well, so I know I am doing a good job with this little cute bug....enjoy the pics...I know I posted tons of blogs today...I couln't help it, there are lots of great pictures and stories to share...:)

Brotherly Love



So this is sooo cute...When Taren starts crying in the car..because he hates his carseat right now, Tae reaches over and grabs his hand and just holds it....I am so grateful for these special boys...I sure got lucky!! :)

Bath Time Fun



So Tae has always loved loved playing in the water...so naturally he LOVES taking baths! He is trying to be so big these days...and wanted to wash himself...
I stepped out for a moment to grab Taren and this little cat had gotten ahold of the soap and this is what happened! The picture does not do what I saw justice, his face and his hair where white with soap and he was so proud of himself...until the soap got in his eye...then is when the real comedy hit, of course he tried to rub it out, with soap all over his hands and before I could stop him made it worse so he started crying and trying to rub hid eyes, I turned on the faucet and he slipped and got dunked...and then as I tried to get all the soap out, he turned on the shower....crazy days in the tub....

COOLEST invention ever!!




So my mom got this for me because Taegyn sometimes runs away from me, that little kid is so darn smart, he will see that I have my hands full with Taren or groceries and take a look and decide he can take off, it is scary sometimes because he has no concept of roads and cars and stuff yet, he won't do it if I don't have my hands full because he knows I will catch him....but if I do have my hands full this little tike of mine takes off, so bring in the puppy leash...I LOVE IT! And so does Taegyn, he carries his sippy in it and feels so big, I will ask him if he wants his puppy and he gets all excited, it may not stay this way for long, but for now it is a great way to keep him close enough to stay out of trouble, yet give him a little freedom for himself to run around. By the time he gets sick of it, I am sure and hoping he realizes why it is dangerous to run away from me.....anyway it is awesome and they have all kinds of animals and they are only like $8-10 bucks at Walmart, smart moms have these I'm telling you.....:)

Sunday, May 11, 2008

A call out to my blogger friends




Well I am not going to lie....I LOVE reading my friends blogs...and I am currently trying to get everyone I know to do one because it has become such a great way to stay in touch! So if you read my blog and don't have one...PLEASE start one! So I can read it and stay in touch better....now to my friends that do blog....BRI, MARY, CAMI,KRISTY and LINDSEY, I know that life is crazy at times....I know Bri has just finished moving and Lindsey just had her baby....but I have to say...you all need to write more :) I click on your blog everyday when I jump on my computer hoping to read something new and alas....lately the well has been dry.....Cami I know you say you don't have anything to write about....soooo just make up funny stories...just kidding, to all of you,I don't care if you don't think its important...I want to know the crazy things your kids did that day or anything else that is random and comes up....I am going through blogger friend withdraw....I will just come out and say it..WRITE MORE PLEASE!! and I will to :)

Ok so yesterday about noon my parents came up from Provo to watch Shad play his game in Las Vegas....Like I said they came at noon, we ended up leaving St. George at 2pm, getting 2 kids out to the car and ready to go, making sure we had enough diapers and sippys and stuff, stopping at the condo to get some things, yeah by the time was all said and done we finally got out of town, we met up with my sister and ate amazing pizza, the good stuff you find in New York and then proceeded to Shad's game, I originally was not going to go, because traveling with a new tiny and getting around with 2 kiddies (Mary I can't imagine 4 right now....) is A LOT of work! But with my mom and dad I had help so decided to go, since it is the only away game I would make, anyway we rolled up to the game which ironically enough was played at the high school my sister Kristen teaches at...imagine that...to watch Shad play. He started, got some great tackles and all around had a great game. Then afterward we went to this very nice and fancy restaurant and had the most delicious food, my steak was to die for, really really yummy! Then the ride home, Shad was sore and tired and well I am always tired right now and we didn't get home till 1am, Tae missed his nap and fell asleep on the way to the restaurant, slept through our dinner and slept the whole way home, Taren was easy too, I fed him and he slept the whole way home, as well as me except for my occasional pop up when I would feel the car swerve or the sound the car makes it hits that weird tread that is loud that tells you to pay attention, so I would pop up and ask Shad if he was ok, he would reply yeah just fixing my ipod....yeah the ipod is not worth our lives....anyway we made it back and of course our luck we have early church! I had to teach YW's today to, so we were a tired family...but made it through and so far I have had an amazing Mothers day! Nothing fancy, no extra gifts...just great times with my parents and an adoring husband who has let me know throughout the day what an amazing mother I am and how glad he is that he married me...you know all the good stuff you like to hear as a wife and mother, plus he cleaned the whole kitchen...which is SOOO nice, I hate doing dishes sometimes! Ahhh I must say I live the good life....ok now the rest of you blog more...enjoy the pictures, SHad is #54! :)

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Tagged By Mary

Well-the rules are that I must use the letters of my middle name and describe myself with words using the corresponding first letter...

So here we go--

P - People person
O - Outgoing
O - Outrageous
L - Loving and Lovable

I just have to say O's are hard to come up with....

So finals are over and I got good grades this semester and am looking forward to the summer, lazy days by the pool....Taren is already getting bigger and almost a month old, and Taegyn is as fun as ever....Shad is playing football for a semi-pro team but hurt his ankle in the first game, we are going to find out this week if he has hurt it badly or just bruised it badly. I will post some pictures soon, Life is good....Oh I tag Kristy, Cami, and Bri with the whole middle name thing.....