Olympus High School Class of 2000 Alumni Website

Volunteers Wanted: 2010 Reunion Committee Chair & Members

Happy New Year!  Here’s hoping that 2010 is treating you well already.  As we break into the dawn of the new year, we soon approach the ending of our first decade since high school and are now organizing for this year’s 10 year reunion.  In the process we are looking to organize a 2010 Reunion committee with a committee chair and committee members.  Any class member may volunteer as we can use a variety of talents and expertise and just ask that if you do volunteer that you keep to your commitment by communicating and fulfilling your duties that you take on to the best of your abilities.  In the meantime, we want to generate some discussion regarding the reunion so we can steer this year’s reunion to be in the preferences of the class.  Finally, no classmates: no reunion–we need you to update your profiles immediately, and get your classmates who you are still in contact with to do the same.  Immediately below you will find links to update your information, to join in discussion, and to apply for reunion committee chair responsibilities, and for reunion committee membership.  A committee chair will be named soon, but the committee volunteer membership will remain open.

Update Your Information

Visit http://reunion.olympusclassof2000.com to update your contact information

Discussion

The forum for discussion can be found here: 2010 Reunion Discussion

Reunion Committee Chair & Volunteer Applications

The reunion committee will be working in close communication with class officers to plan, organize, and run this year’s reunion.  Any class members are welcome to volunteer.  Sign up here: 2010 Reunion Committee Applications

So with the birth of Tallie, we kind of forgot about our garden until my dad went and looked at it and came inside and said that we had a bunch of tomatoes in our garden still. We had no idea how it avoided getting frozen, but nonetheless, our tomatoes were still thriving!

Because we knew the storm was on it’s way in, we decided to pick all of of our tomatoes and hope they ripen off the vine.

Here is the end product!!! Can you believe it? We still have two boxes of tomatoes and it is almost November! Anyone want any tomatoes, just let me know, I think we can spare a few…

This is not even including the huge bag of tomatoes we gave our neighbors!

I am thinking next year, we may plant some other things besides 16 tomato plants!

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Tomatoes Anyone?

I’d like to thank all my wonderful friends who commented, emailed, called, and text me after hearing about my grandpa. I am truly blessed to have such wonderful and thoughtful people surrounding me.

In other news, I am sick today. I feared I had somehow manged to be infected with the swine flu… Oink! Oink! and so I called my mom because who else does a grown woman call when she is sick? My mother picked me up and took me to InstaCare where I was forced to put on a face mask and sit in the waiting room. In my sicken mental state, I didn’t think to have my mother take a picture of me. It would have been a pretty one, I assure you. Next time I’m in distress I’ll have someone take my picture so you too can witness my pain.

But the good news is, I don’t have swine flu. Apparently, a mild case of bronchitis is what I have. Thank you doctor for telling me that you can’t do anything for me. BUT, what you could do is give me back my $35 co-pay and I think we should be good. Mmmkay?

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If you can't do anything for me, can you give me my money back?

Superstitions & Bad Luck Omens

• Black Cats

Black cats have long been believed to be a supernatural omen since the witch hunts of the middle ages when cats were thought to be connected to evil. Since then, it is considered bad luck if a black cat crosses your path.

• Broken Mirrors

An ancient myth our ancestors believed was that the image in a mirror is our actual soul. A broken mirror represented the soul being astray from your body. To break the spell of misfortune, you must wait seven hours (one for each year of bad luck) before picking up the broken pieces, and bury them outside in the moonlight.

• Ladders

In the days before the gallows, criminals were hung from the top rung of a ladder and their spirits were believed to linger underneath. Common folklore has it to be bad luck to walk beneath an open ladder and pass through the triangle of evil ghosts and spirits.

• Owls

If an owl looks in your window or if you seeing one in the daylight bad luck and death will bestow you.

• Salt

At one time salt was a rare commodity and thought to have magical powers. It was unfortunate to spill salt and said to foretell family disarray and death. To ward off bad luck, throw a pinch over your shoulder and all will be well.

• Sparrows

Sparrows are thought to carry the souls of the dead and it is believed to bring bad luck if you kill one.

• Unlucky Number #13

The fear of the number 13 is still common today, and avoided in many different ways. Some buildings still do not have an official 13th floor and many people avoid driving or going anywhere on Friday the 13th.

Let’s get me some salt and hope I can stay away from mirrors and ladders now!

Happy Halloween!

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Superstitious…..?

We’re having a girl!

Ultrasound says that she’s looking healthy and strong (I’m feeling those kicks already). She has two excited parents and one thrilled big sister. All the way home from the doctor, Lyvia was telling me about her baby sister and how she’ll push the baby in the stroller. We are way excited for March 24th to hurry up and get here!

Yay!

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In the Pink…

From the title you may have thought that I went on an exotic excursion to the middle east. I did go east, but not that far. I went to visit my brother John-David and his family in Bethlehem, PA, and my brother Rich and his family in Philadelphia. I thought it was a good time to get away since Pete isn’t around. So I used my moms awesome hook up to JetBlue and arrived in NY just in time for the Monday morning rush. Slightly overwhelming. I managed to get on a bus to Bethlehem and enjoyed the beautiful scenic route through Jersey and into PA. The fall colors were abundant as the cooler weather was setting in.

And this is part of what I did all week…

Overlook of Bethlehem

who wouldn’t want this policeman to protect your family jewels?

who doesn’t love a bouncy pink horse? and yes that is a gynormous flower on my beanie
you would hope someone would be “in the mood” on their wedding day…

Tabitha giving her two cents
Hay Fight!

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Fall Break in Bethlehem

Where to begin?

Spencer’s super talented cousin Lindsay took some fantastic pictures of Tallie this past week! Here are a few of the beauties she did…

Here are my two pumpkins!

(Lindsay took this picture as well)

Lance and I made sugar cookies the week Tallie was born. I think this picture is so cute!

Gearing up for Halloween! Speen took the little Lion to our neighborhood Halloween party tonight.

Our neighbor gave Tallie this adorable outfit. I mean how cute is this? A little fleece vest and all!

I promise she’s a girl! Gotta love all the blue though… I just need to invest in some blue bows and we are good to go.

Ok – Time for some random thoughts…

Spence went to work on Monday morning and didn’t go to sleep until 11:30 pm on Tuesday night. They were working on a crazy project for a client at work. Here is Spence trying to get to sleep, but his phone kept ringing off the hook!

So, with Spence working such crazy hours, my first random thought is that I have a LOT of respect to the amazing woman who have husbands who are in medical school or who are doctors. It was hard for me to have him gone so much, and it was only for like a week. I am sure the new baby contributed to the fact that it was hard, but really I don’t think I could handle long crazy hours like that every week. So, props to those spouses!

Secondly, I got my bill this week for my epidural. It was $837 plus $203 for the ‘epidural tray.’ This is before my insurance kicks in, however, it made me think, dang – maybe I should have pushed through the pain for 45 minutes and saved myself $1,000! I mean, really – I did dilate to a 7 with no pain, it probably wouldn’t have been that hard. Oh well, I know for next time!

I have no idea how people have more than one kid living away from their families. I know it has only been two weeks, but wow, I have no idea what I would do with out my amazing parents and all of their help. My mom has had Lance sleep over at her house at least 1-2 times a week, so I could catch up on sleep and they both have just been more incredible than I could even imagine. I am super lucky to have such awesome parents.

I got my hair highlighted and cut today. It had been 10 months! I know – that is some sort of world record for me. I was so proud of the fact that I went so long, that I almost canceled and considered going back to my natural color. In the end, my vain-ness won out, and I got it done. But, I love it, so I am happy.

And finally TaLlIe!

I took her into the doctor today for her two week appointment. It was a hard week. First off, last Monday I accidentally ripped off her ambilical chord – yes, she was only 5 days old. I felt awful. It started bleeding. Luckily, it did not get infected and when he checked it today, he said it looked great, phew!

Secondly, every time we lay her down she makes these gasping/gagging/gulping sounds. It was so stressful. We found out she does have acid reflux, and we just have to make sure we prop her up until she gets over it. Definitely doable!

And now the good news, she is growing great. In the last 10 days, she has gained 12 oz (thanks to my milk factory!) so she is now 6 lbs 9 oz, and 20 inches long! Yeah, she has grown 1.5 inches since birth… NOT! I am sure they measured her wrong when she was born, but YAY that she is doing great.

Ok, and that’s a wrap!!!

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Super Random Post!

A friend of mine is going through a breakup. She’s doing ok, but it’s only been about a week and a half and she’s right in that it-still-hurts-just-as-much-but-there’s-nothing-left-to-say phase. I went through all the usual “you deserve better” and “he’ll be sorry” at first, but now our conversations have pretty much boiled down to her saying, “yep, he’s still gone” and me saying, “dude….that sucks…”

Talking about it with her has naturally brought up my own past experiences and I realized something rather profound recently. I shared it with her, but she’s not in that place where she can believe what I’m saying, so until she gets there, I’ll share it with you:

My breakup is the number one thing in my life that made me a better person.

I’m serious, it really was. (And by “my breakup”, I’m referring to the end of my long term relationship with my college boyfriend.) That one adolescent act altered my inner self more than study or trauma or even death ever has. I can actually say that my breakup altered me more than my marriage did, which is pretty incredible when you really think about it! Let me break it down…

I’ve written about my breakup before, but it’s usually been in the context of this really hard things that I went through and when I came out the other side, I found Kyle waiting for me. That is my favorite perspective on it, but it does simplify things quite a bit. It suggests that it was this nasty thing that I just needed to get past so that I could be done with it, when in reality it was a major shift in my personality tectonic plates.

Before my breakup…no, wait, let’s go back even further…before my college relationship, I had a pretty set view on life. I was much more concerned with getting ahead in my education and occupation than I was in relationships. I felt like I was constantly at battle with everyone around me, including friends and family, simply because everything was always such a struggle. I think everyone has this feeling at some point in adolescence, although we approach it differently. My approach was to come out swinging. I figured that if I could understand life, I could at least dominate it.

My college relationship started unexpectedly when Kate set me up on a blind date. It was summertime, life was easy, and by the next fall I had shifted my focus from conquering the world to conquering one person. The relationship that lasted for the next three years was one of constant struggle, as a result, because we were happy but also very insecure, possessive, and self-centered.

I think we both approached the relationship from the standpoint that we were going to force the relationship into whatever form we needed it to be so that we could have the life we deserved. In my mind, this meant that he would be a constant companion, unquestioning of my authority, and dependable as we built our home and raised our family. In his mind, this meant that I would be a constant companion, unquestioningly supportive of his career goals, and dependable as he made his mark on the world. Unfortunately, you can’t run a relationship simply on the fuel of wanting to constantly be together, especially when you’re driving each other crazy and you’re both there for different reasons.

When the relationship ended, not by my decision, I was crushed. I was completely bewildered, terrified of going on alone, and outraged that he had the audacity to veer from my life plan. My dependence on our relationship had honestly led to an atrophy of spirit. I was dependent on him for happiness, for support, for validation…and I was so used to him being there that my reaction was not one of concern for him, but rather the selfish anger of a hurt child. It was terrible.

And then…days and weeks of lying in bed later…I don’t know. It’s like sparks started to come back. I made lists of all the things that he had never wanted me to do, all the books and movies that he thought were too dumb to watch, all of the people he didn’t like me to hang around with…and I dove in. I think it started out as revenge, but it quickly grew into revival. I found new sources of happiness that didn’t have anything to do with anyone else and every good discovery left me wanting more. It was like I was famished for life experience.

Before I knew it, I had broken off into a different person. This person was new and still frightened about the future, but she was much stronger, much more content, and, ultimately, much more interesting than the person I had been. We talked about rekindling the relationship, but by then it was too late. I was on a trajectory that was leading me up and away from that old life and, as it turned out, I would never go back.

There are other things in my life that have profoundly affected me. Having Kyle in my life and experiencing love that I spent a long time not being able to understand is one of those things. Kyle has affected me by freely giving me stuff I didn’t know I needed. But I have to remember that if it hadn’t been for that bump on the road to where I am now, I wouldn’t have ended up being the person who could turn to Kyle and give back. And for that, even with all of the past pain, I am intensely, intensely grateful.

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A friend of mine is going through a breakup. She's doing ok,

So, I’m still lovin’ on my 101 in 1001 list. I appreciate all the offers to help…it sounds like I’m making popovers with Bryttin, playing Backgammon with Schovy, and meeting a whole bunch of people from the internet in the near future. In fact, I got so many responses to #70 that I’m probably going to have to break the California people into bunches and spread them across a few trips! I even got an invite down to Mexico to meet a reader, so soon I could be blogging from south of the border…

Oh yes…and thank you to all of my friends who let me know that I could send them cards and care packages randomly. It’s not random if you guys tell me to send something. Just sayin’. Now I’m going to have to send all those care packages and cards to everyone who doesn’t read my blog.

I’m actually pretty close to having a bunch of them done, probably. A couple of people have said that they’ll put up their own lists, so when I actually see one I can check that one off. I’m hitting a new restaurant on Monday with book club that I’ll be joining, swapped four books on paperbackswap.com, and I bought the piano music for “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.” I’m even at 90 followers on my wedding blog, which is awesome. I thought I was in the mid-60s still…it’s going to be a lot easier to get 10 more instead of 40 more before Kyle turns 30!

I have to admit that there are a couple I’m nervous about. For one, I’m not sure if there’s a historical monument in Utah that I haven’t been to. My parents were pretty ecstatic about all the old crap in this state when we moved here and as far as I know nothing else has been deemed monumental. There’s also the water one…I had to chug two glasses of water last night before going to bed and then I had to get up and pee all night. I hate drinking. Honestly, I’m not putting a requirement on the amount I drink because if I have to do three shotglasses of water and call it good, I want to make sure I have that option!

(And don’t even get me started on why I hate drinking…it’s just one of those things that I can’t explain. Some people hate green vegetables and some people hate stinky cheeses. I hate the act of drinking. It’s boring and it makes me feel like a water balloon. I can’t explain it.)

What else…oh, it turns out that Kyle doesn’t want to go camping and I’m not that crazy about camping, actually, but since it’s on my list I guess we’ll go. Do you think being in a cabin in the middle of the woods counts as camping? Or maybe building a blanket fort in the living room and sleeping in that? It’s going to be a little silly if I drag Kyle out into the forest and make him sleep under the stars because I blogged about it once, especially if we have to buy camping equipment. I guess I should have thought that one out a little bit more…

Anyway, I’m starting to think about my holiday shopping, so if anyone has any recommendations from Etsy, let me know so that I can tackle #9…

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So, I'm still lovin' on my 101 in 1001 list. I appreciate all

halle christine morris…. oct.20, 2009…… 5 lb 10 oz…. 19 3/4″….. 3:30 pm….. such a doll!!!

more details to come!!!!!!!!

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Halle Christine Morris 10/20/09

All day today I thought about how excited I was to write my next post. It was going to be great. It was going to be on the stupidity of how drunk people act in public and I even have videos to support my claim.

However, I now find that idea inappropriate and meaningless compared to the events that happened today in my family. I type post this with tears streaming down my face and a heart full of sorrow because my dear grandpa Doug left this world unexpectedly today.

My heart hurts for my mother, who lost her father. For my step-grandma who lost her husband. For my dear young cousin (shown above with Grandpa Doug) for losing the only father she ever knew.

Although my time spent with him over my life was not extensive, I still have found memories of him and man that he was. Let us not forget how just a few months ago, he tried to set me up with one of his friends. He was a very talented artist who saw the world and it’s beauties in ways that I could only dream of.

As horrible and difficult as the next few months will be for my family, all I can think about is how my grandpa is in a much better place. I’ll miss his crazy stories and the $25 bonds he would give us kids at Christmas. I’ll miss him telling me “no, I can’t give you a painting, I have to make a living somehow.” But most of all, I’ll just miss him.

Here are a couple of his wonderful paintings:

image courtesy of the Utah Arts Council

image courtesy of flickr.com

I’ll see him one day again….and it will be a joyous reunion. We’ll hug and cry and be overjoyed to be together again. It’s then and only then will I get mad at him for not giving me a painting.

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If only I was as talented as he…

New project!

Gina at Legally Brunette started this today and I’m going to be a copycat because I think the idea is fabulous. Here’s the basic idea:

The Mission: Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days.

The Criteria: Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part).

Why 1001 Days? Many people have created lists in the past – frequently simple goals such as New Year’s resolutions. The key to beating procrastination is to set a deadline that is realistic. 1001 Days (about 2.75 years) is a better period of time than a year, because it allows you several seasons to complete the tasks, which is better for organizing and timing some tasks such as overseas trips or outdoor activities.

Start Date: October 20, 2009
End Date: July 16, 2012

I love that this is a realistic time frame for goals of all sizes…plus, as a happy coincidence, the end date is Kyle’s 30th birthday, so it’s going to be easy to keep it in my head! I suppose it’s a little odd to be trying to accomplish a list of goals before my husband’s 30th birthday, instead of my own, but what can you do…

I’ll keep the list updated in the sidebar on my “About Carly” page and to keep you guys posted on my progress. So now, without further ado, here are the 101 things I’d like to accomplish before Kyle turns 30…

1. Write 1 fiction book: (0/1)

2. Write 2 nonfiction books: (0/2)

3. Read 5 “classics” that I haven’t read before: (0/5)

4. Read 25 memoirs: (0/25)

5. Release 2 books into the wild with Bookcrossing.com: (0/2)

6. Drink three glasses of water per day: (1/1001)

7. Participate in 1 Disney sports event: (0/1)

8. Send 10 cards to friends just because (0/10)

9. Sell 5 things on Etsy: (0/5)

10. Learn 1 new craft: (0/1)

11. Get a new car: (0/1)

12. Go on a Disney cruise: (0/1)

13. Do 10 days of volunteer work: (0/10)

14. Send a random care package to a friend

15. Run a community benefit 5K: (0/1)

16. Run a community benefit 10K: (0/1)

17. Get an article published in a magazine: (0/1)

18. Make it all the way through 10 push ups: (0/1)

19. Go down 2 clothing sizes: (0/2)

20. Finish editing our wedding video: (0/1)

21. Go to 5 cities I’ve never been to: (0/5)

22. Make myself an article of clothing: (0/1)

23. Make Kyle an article of clothing: (0/1)

24. Swap 10 books on paperbackswap.com: (0/10)

25. Take Kyle camping: (0/1)

26. Take a fitness class I’ve never taken: (0/1)

27. Take a girls’ trip: (0/1)

28. Join a church: (0/1)

29. Write 3 thank you notes for outstanding service/product etc. (0/3)

30. Visit the new Walt Disney museum in San Francisco: (0/1)

31. Take a Lifelong Learning class from the U of U: (0/1)

32. Join a book club: (0/1)

33. Learn to play Backgammon: (0/1)

34. Teach both my cats to do a trick on command: (0/2)

35. Change my name to my married name: (0/1)

36. Have a pizza delivered to a friend in another city as a surprise: (0/1)

37. Attend a high school creative arts production where I don’t know anyone in it: (0/1)

38. Take Kyle to see a stage play: (0/1)

39. Take Kyle to see a musical: (0/1)

40. Take Kyle to see an opera: (0/1)

41. Take Kyle to see a ballet: (0/1)

42. Buy something from 5 different Etsy stores (0/5)

43. Give out 10 business cards: (0/10)

44. Throw a holiday party: (0/1)

45. Host a game night: (0/1)

46. Wake up to photograph the sunrise and share the pictures: (0/1)

47. Learn how to play a new song on the piano: (0/1)

48. Take myself to see a movie Kyle doesn’t want to see: (0/1)

49. Get my name in a newspaper (for a good reason, this time!): (0/1)

50. Reconnect with a grade school friend I’ve drifted away from: (0/1)

51. Buy Kyle something nice just because: (0/1)

52. Fill up the journal sitting on my nightstand: (0/1)

53. Drink that bottle of wine Kyle brought back from Italy in 2004: (0/1)

54. Make something for someone’s new baby: (0/1)

55. Send out an engagement card when I hear that someone’s engaged: (0/1)

56. Do a portrait in charcoal and share it: (0/1)

57. Make up a really cute nursery for future Baby Morgan: (0/1)

58. Try 10 new restaurants (0/10)

59. Surprise someone with dinner for their family: (0/1)

60. Take a trip to visit Schovy in Texas: (0/1)

61. Watch Citizen Kane, The Godfather, and An American Tale: (0/3)

62. Wear a bikini in public: (0/1)

63. Learn how to play a song on the guitar: (0/1)

64. Scan my WDWCP scrapbook into the computer and share it: (0/1)

65. Attend an outdoor concert: (0/1)

66. Attend a book signing: (0/1)

67. Attend a benefit auction: (0/1)

68. Make an appointment to get my skin mapped: (0/1)

69. Make a family history movie of some sort: (0/1)

70. Meet five friends from the internet in person: (0/5)

71. Make something for Kyle from his mom’s recipes: (0/1)

72. Make some sort of traditional chinese dish I haven’t made before: (0/1)

73. Attend a religious service for a religion I don’t know much about: (0/1)

74. Help my mom publish a cookbook: (0/1)

75. Help my dad buy a new computer: (0/1)

76. Stay in bed for an entire Saturday (preferably with Kyle): (0/1)

77. Find a reason to wear that blue dress again: (0/1)

78. Do a free family portrait session for a friend: (0/1)

79. Buy a “new” outfit from the thrift store: (0/1)

80. Try a kind of meat I’ve never had before: (0/1)

81. Try a kind of fruit I’ve never had before: (0/1)

82. Try a kind of vegetable I’ve never had before: (0/1)

83. Make cookies from scratch and mail them to five people: (0/5)

84. Go an entire week without eating meat: (0/1)

85. Go an entire week without eating cheese: (0/1)

86. Take a massage class with Kyle: (0/1)

87. Visit Universal Orlando for the first time ever: (0/1)

88. Volunteer to host a baby shower, wedding shower, or birthday party: (0/1)

89. Volunteer at a conference and attend for free: (0/1)

90. Make popovers: (0/1)

91. Send out a first anniversary card a year after someone’s wedding: (0/1)

92. Attend a midnight movie premiere: (0/1)

93. Serve breakfast for dinner: (0/1)

94. Spend a night in Vegas with Kyle: (0/1)

95. Visit a historical attraction in Utah that I’ve never seen: (0/1)

96. Start a new Christmas tradition: (0/1)

97. Photoblog my food every day: (0/1001)

98. Hit 100 followers on one of my blogs: (0/1)

99. Inspire someone else to do 101 goals in 1001 days: (0/1)

100. Donate $5 per failed goal on Kyle’s 30th birthday to a charity of his choice

101. At day 1001 celebrate accomplishments and create a new 101 list for the next 1001 days

(thanks, Jed, for the picture!)

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101 in 1001

It is crazy how much I don’t feel like blogging anymore. Sorry! I know I am not the only one though because some of you are just as bad as me. I still love to check out everyone else’s blog but I am never in the mood to update mine.

I think I finally have figured out how to manage two kids and a dorm. Things have definitely gotten a ton better for me. I was hitting some post partum depression for awhile. I think the stress of a new semester and two kids was just too much for me. I think going on that cruise was a wonderful break for me. It gave me the energy to come back and do better. I am trying to keep a positive attitude about everything and enjoy my time with my kids. I love being a mom and love that I can spend all day with them. They are just so cute.

With Aaron in the big bed we have the crib set up for Kaylee. We tried to let them sleep in the same room together but it was very hard because they would wake each other up. Aaron would sometimes climb into bed with Kaylee and wake her up. No one was getting sleep in our house. So now I have Kaylee sleeping in the pack n play in the living room. Sometimes Aaron gets up in the middle of the night to play and one morning I found him asleep back in the crib.

We are slowly working on potty training Aaron. I haven’t made the official switch to underwear yet but every once in a while I let Aaron sit on the potty so he can get the idea. It was funny one day when he tried to get on the potty himself and some how pull the seat out from under him and he fell in. He wasn’t quite sure what to do and mommy and daddy just pulled out the camera and laughed.

Kaylee – She is now 5 months old and is a very easy baby. She is very patient with mommy when she needs to take care of her demanding older brother. Kaylee smiles at everyone who pays attention to her. She loves to suck on anything and everything and is always drooling. She doesn’t roll over yet but she can sit up all by herself for about 10-15 seconds. She loves playing with Aaron’s toys. Aaron keeps reminding Kaylee that she needs to “share” as he takes those toys away from her. Overall she is a very happy girl and we are blessed to have her in our family.

Winter is almost here and it has already snowed a few times (luckily it didn’t stick around). When it did stick to the ground I pulled out Aaron’s snow gear and let him go outside. He wasn’t quite sure what to do with the snow but he liked it.

Kaylee is so sick of lying around. I can tell that she wants to get up and play with the rest of us. She must have some killer ab muscles because she is always lifting up her head like she wants to sit up.

My little princess!

I have two adorable kids and I love them very much!

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2 Adorable Kids

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Brotherly Love

This is what we did inside today!

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Rainy Day

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I'll give you mine, if you give me yours…

Two of the people I love most!

A mini update:
- Jason got a new car, a Mazda 3. He’s so awesome. Not that he wasn’t awesome before- but this car just ups his awesome factor.
- One week from today we find out if a boy or girl baby is coming in March. I ask Lyv if a boy baby or a girl baby is coming to our house- it changes daily. But today she told me, “Silly mom- it’s just going to be a little baby!”
- Busy, busy- I’m substitute teaching 3 afternoons this week. I’m excited and exhausted all in one.
- I feel like I’m becoming a blog slacker. Then I went back and looked at my track record for the last three months of the year in years past- and it looks like I’m just continuing the pattern.
- I went to see Schoolhouse Rock at the Grand Theater with my mom and Brynn on Saturday. Oh the memories! But mostly, it was just fun to have girl time. Of course, we had to check out EmilieJane (I got a vintage Wizard of Oz lunchbox!) and get a to-die-for gingerbread cookie at Tulie. There are certain traditions that must be upheld.
- My friend Kayleen took the most darling pictures of Lyvia! Check them out here.

And that’s our life. It’s pretty darn good!

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life is good.

Kyle’s mom, Janet, came out for a couple of days this weekend and we had a good time showing her around town. It’s funny how much better your hometown seems when you have the chance to show it to someone who hasn’t really been there before.

One of the big disadvantages to living with my parents is that we don’t have anywhere to put out of town visitors. When we get our own space again, I’m doing the guest room first thing in an attempt to lure people out from the East. I mean, c’mon! Don’t these pictures make you just want to jump on a plane?!

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Kyle's mom, Janet, came out for a couple of days this weekend

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