Easter Festivities

An Easter egg hunt all to himself. (Noah was napping.) Buncha greenies!
I thought it was so fun and appropriate to go see these sweet new baby sheep. Kyle liked it too.
Noah and his cousin, Ava. They look like they are at a dance together being matchy- matchy and all.
Holy smokes! We got a lot of candy!! It actually makes me gag a little. Well, at least now our food storage is all good!

Kyle Won the "Poopie Prize"

I promised Kyle a bike if he'd go poo-poo in the potty thinking that he wouldn't actually do it. Yeah, he proved me wrong. So off we went to Wal-mart where luckily they had a "teeny bike" for 30 bucks. Unfortunately, as soon as he had his bike picked out he decided he had to have a "hat" (helmet). Who am I to turn down my little safety kid? Hence the "Cars" helmet and pads. So now your wondering if the bribing worked...welllllll, not exactly. He has "gone" 3 times now but hes not too interested in his "Thomas" undies and prefers his diapers. Ho hum. The next poopie prize will be Woody from "Toy Story" and hes got two more stickers to go....

Bright boy

Noah is such a happy, funny boy and these pictures are proof of that. Every time he is exposed to bright lights of ANY kind- flash from the camera, the sun, whatever- he pulls this funny face. Its easy to get him to smile for pictures! Whenever we go out in the sunshine he crinkles up his nose while grinning from ear to ear. I can't wait for summer because he will be smiling all season long! :)

I LOVE dancing with other men! Part II

I was all set to tell the dance instructor that Adam and I were NOT going to trade dance partners and that there was NOTHING she could do about it!... Yeah, it didn't happen. We were late and therefore I didn't want to interrupt the class and, and, and... I pretty much woosed out. Next week though! At least this week I spent a big chunk of the class dancing with the male dance instructor. (Adam referred to me as the "class pet".) Now before you think what I know you are going to think let me just say that if I have to dance with some other guy he was a much better option. I didn't have to stumble around with guys who were clueless. Dancing with the instructor I learned a lot. Gees guys! :) Anyhoo, Adam and I are really having a good time and can't wait to go bust a move out on a real dance floor when these classes are over.

I LOVE dancing with other men!

I finally got to "cash in" on my Valentine's gift from my hubby. "Beginning Salsa Dance". Boy, is that an understatement. Me and my man went to our first class on Monday night nervous as to what we would find. We shouldn't have been. The class was full of couples like us looking to add a little spice to their lives, single men and women looking to add to their date-ability... I guess. We were having a good time learning the basics, enjoying each others company, laughing at ourselves and feeling good that we had a permanent dancing partn- "Time to switch partners!" interrupts the dancing instructor. I got to spend the last half of the class dancing with men I'd never met and quite honestly didn't care to meet and feeling embarassed because I kept trying to "lead" the guy I was dancing with. At one point I danced with a guy more than head shorter than me. I kept wondering if he was looking at his feet or the blue and green stripes on the FRONT of my shirt. Ho hum. It really wasn't WAY bad but I wasn't thrilled to be spending the romantic Valentines present from my husband awkwardly dancing with OTHER men. Hence the sarcasm of this post's title....

P.S. I really am looking forward to the rest of the classes because the time I do get to dance with my husband is a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to going salsa dancing and having him all to myself when we are done with the class. No, I'm not possessive!

Future Photographer

If you look close you can see his relfection in the door knob.
He loves Mac!
....and his little brother, Noah.
....and his mommy too for that matter.

The photograher

I let Kyle have a good time with the camera and here is a very small sampling of what he came up with. He took a TON of pics. Adam and I just laughed and laughed as we looked through the pics he had taken. He even suprprised me by taking one of me in a very private moment. (I was sitting on the toilet...) However, for obvious reasons, I opted not to include it. :)

Does this make me a bad mom?

I couldn't help myself especially when he seemed so pleased...

Tagged

ABC's "getting to know you" TAGABC's of you. Each player then tags 3 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.
A- Attached or single: attached not only to a good man but two precious baby boys
B- Best Friend: Adam
C-Cake or Pie: This is a tough one because it totally depends on which kind of cake or pie.
D-Day: Saturday, all of the way. Adam's home to help with the kids! :)
E- Essential Item: layering cami's
F- Favorite Color: I'm liking pink and brown these days
G-Gummi Bears or Worms: Either/or
H-Home town: West Jordan, UT
I- Indulgences: French fries. Why couldn't it be apples or brussel sprouts...
J- January or July?: JULY! I love summer including the heat. I can't wait to see Noah's fat knees in a pair of plaid shorts.
K-Kids: (2) Ky-ky and No-nsie
L-Life is incomplete without: My little boys and big boy too.
M- Marriage Date: Sept. 27, 2002. Wow.
N- Number of Siblings: 6- 3 sisters, 3 brothers
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples, cold, sweet, crispy apples
P- Phobias or Fears: Anything happening to my loved ones. This fear paralyzes me at times.
Q- Quote(s): "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." -Albert Einstein
R- Reason To Smile: my boys smiles, good music, warm weather, snow, a full inbox, I could go on.
S- Season: Fall...except for the fact that it means winter is coming Fall is perfect.
T- Tag Three (or more): Nichole, Kerri, Whitney
U- Unknown Fact About Me: I'm a bit of a hypochondriac
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: A little bit of both actually
W- Worst Habit: Worrying about what others think
X-Rays or Ultrasounds: I have had many of both
Y-Your favorite food: Lately? French dip sanwiches. I know. Random.
Z: Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius- Optimistic and freedom-loving
Jovial and good-humored
Honest and straightforward
Intellectual and philosophical. Sounds just like me! :)

We'll look like this too, right?

My Valentine gift from Adam- salsa lessons. We needed to spice things up a little...wish me luck. Updates will follow.

P.S. Thank you, Baby

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh....

Do you hear that? Ahhhhhhhhhhh. No crying. Noah has recently done an emotional 180 and I couldn't be more happy!! It seems that for about a month or so now Noah has been one chubby ball of grump. What made things worse is that he was extra grumpy for Mommy. Noah could be playing happily with Daddy but when Mommy walks into the room weeping, wailing and gnashing teeth burst from the mouth of my....sweet boy. Just when I was beginning to think Noah simply wanted to make my life miserable things start looking up. Now that he has given birth to two new teeth and overcome 2 months worth of colds, ear infectios and RSV (knock on wood), he is one content little guy with a smile to die for. Now if I could just get him to sleep through the night.

Will It Never End?

Not only are these boys twinners in what they wear but also when they choose to get sick. Kyle decided to go first by scaring his mommy with a case of pneumonia. Just when it seemed as though Kyle was beginning to feel better Noah decided it was his turn. Noah has come down with a case of RSV and an ear infection. And to top it all off he is also teething. Ho hum. This hasn't been the first time either of them has been sick this winter either. Its pretty much plagued them all season. I know that I am not the only one out there with sick babies. Pretty much everyone I talk to has a sick child or two. I'm hoping this last batch is the climax of their illnesses before getting better just in time for Spring. Hey, I can dream, can't I?

Oh So Innocent

After not checking on Kyle for a little while, he come running into my room with chocolate covering his lips and face, laughing with delight. Just when I was about repremand him he says in his cheekiest voice with head cocked to the side, "You not put me in time out!" All I could do was bust up laughing and no, I did not put the cheeky monkey in time out....

A Tribute

Watch this video. Listen to the words. Tell me it is not a most perfect and beautiful tribute to a Prophet of God. I'll never listen to this song in the same way again. (Thanks, Adam.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acfk-kCTXvo

You will be missed, President Hinckley.

Bear With Me

I have decided to turn my blog around. I find that I to use my blog primarily to entertain others and while this is a worthy endeavor, its not enough. (Love ya!) I am not the greatest of journalists and want...no, need to be better. This blog is a wonderful way of doing so. Not only do I get to make a record for myself but for my friends and family too. My point? A warning to you. My future posts might seem trifling to you but I want to get them down just for journalings sake. Sometimes the things that seem small end up being what will be the most fun to read in the future. We always remember the BIG things so at the risk of boring you all to death, I am going to make a new effort to remember the small things as well.

So, please bear with me.

My Hubby

My husbands name is: Adam Kyle Shiflett
How long have you been married? 5 years, 3 months and 29 days- Phew!
How long did you date? 9-ish months
How old is he? Just turned 28 on Dec. 12th
Who eats more? Dang. That all depends on what we are eating but on the whole he does.
Who said I love you first? Adam did, I wasn't ready to go there!
Who is smarter? I am not afraid to say that Adam is definitely smarter than me
Whose temper is worse? Definitely ME! Adam is so good to me.
Who does the laundry? I do the laundry but being the sweet husband that Adam is, he'll fold it if it sits around long enough. :)
Who does the dishes? I do but that's because I like the way I do them better.
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Me but we've gone back and forth over the years. I sleep on the right now so that I can get to the baby more easily when he wakes up for 23rd time during the night...*sigh*
Who pays the bills? Me
Who cooks dinner? Me and I'm no good at it either. It is a work in progress though.
Who drives when you are together? Adam does but sometimes I do.
Who is more stubborn? Um, that'd be me. Yeah, I'm pretty much the ornery one of the relationship...
Whose parents do you see the most? Its a toss up.
Who proposed? Adam
Who has more friends? Weird question. Now that we are married we pretty much share friends. Before we were married Adam had more. He was soooooooo popular!
Who has more siblings? Again that'd be me since Adam has NONE!
Who wears the pants in the family? Oh, me again! :)
I thought this questionnaire was about Adam. ;)
I love you, Baby!