Baby Whisperer

Since moving here to Oregon I have met some wonderful friends. One of which is named Julie. She is also known as the 'baby whisperer.' I was skeptical at first, but she has far exceeded my expectations. When Grace was a baby, I could never get her to take a binky. I thought Clark was going to be just like his older sister. Every time I tried to give him one, he would kind of chew on it, then would start to gag. But just when I felt I no longer wanted to be a human pacifier, Julie asked if she could take Clark for an hour to see if she could get him to take it for her. I was overjoyed when I returned to see my son content, just sucking away! To me, this was and still is a complete miracle. I love you Julie!

Deja Vu

This picture was taken in 2004. These were the wonderful ladies (Rachel Kasteler, Arlene Condie, me, Mary Timmell) I served with when we lived in Salt Lake. I was the 2nd counselor in Young Women's. I loved that calling and all the young women! Today I received a new calling as 2nd counselor in the YW's. I'm looking forward to this calling once again. It will certainly have it's new challenges, especially now that I have 2 kids.

A New Toy!

This is Grace's new doll house that she got for Christmas from her Grammy and Grandpa. The first one came damaged, so this new one came as a late present. But it was certainly worth the wait! She loves it!

Grace loves to pose for the camera. Clark does as well (can you tell?)

My handsome little guy. He's up to 13 lbs 10 oz.

Keeping Warm

Those square pieces you see are little blankets from Grace's little baby dolls from her new doll house. She first put it on Clark to keep him warm. I thought it was hillarious and had to snap a picture. More pictures to come.

While in Utah, we...(revised)

lounged with our aunts (Aunt Marie) and uncles

enjoyed time with Grammy and Kay!

opened presents!

conquered the wii (Andy bowled a 272!)

sat on Grandpa Dan's lap

relaxed!

met some new friends (Cambell Baird born 9.20.07) it was great seeing Adam and Heidi!

hung-out with siblings (me & my older sister Cassandra, love ya CJ!)

blessed Clark on 12.23.07 (in the same outfit that Andy was blessed)

hung-out with our friends (Grace w/ Jack and their milk & blankies)

tried to stay warm!

visited with family (sister-in-law, Tina with Clark and my mom)

sat on Grandpa Dave's lap

met our nephew (George Erekson born on 12.12.07) welcome to the family, George!

and played in the snow!

I've Been Tagged

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.
B. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 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.

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. Preparing to serve a mission (remember I'm already 30!)
2. I was working as a teller at America First Credit Union
3. As you can guess from my first answer, I was not dating anyone, exclusively.
4. I was a junior at the University of Utah (go Utes!)
5. I was still living at my parents' house in Murray, UT

5 Things on my to-do list today

1. Do this
2. Finish putting together some gifts for family (unable to get specific, just in case they are reading this)
3. Clean our bathroom
4. Send out Christmas Email
5. Go to library

5 Snacks I enjoy

1. Anything with chocolate!
2. Vanilla yogurt w/ frozen berries
3. Banana shakes
4. Crackers w/ cream cheese
5. Applesauce

5 Things I would do if I were a Billionaire

1. Travel the world

2. Give to charities

3. Buy a house on a lake

4. Buy really cute clothes

5. Invest!

5 places I have lived

1. Elk Grove, CA

2. Midvale, UT

3. Murray, UT

4. Rosario, Argentina (LDS mission)

5. Provo, UT

5 Jobs I’ve had

1. Subway- I was a pro sandwich artist!
2. America First Credit Union- teller
3. Boys and Girls Club- glorified babysitter
4. SLC Olympics- security
5. Orem City- weight lifting instructor

5 Things people probably don’t know about me

1.I can be a real neat freak! Although it doesn't always show in my home, I can get real ansy when it's cluttered. I hate clutter!
2. I'm a real good 'tickler'. But sometimes it can be a curse with Andy, since he loves to get his back tickled.
3. I love to run! I've just signed up for another half marathon in June. But you will never get me to run a full marathon. I love to run, but I'm not crazy!
4. I hate having sticky hands. It drives me nuts!
5. I use to play the saxophone in junior high and high school. I haven't played it since, so don't ask me to now.

I now tag Traci, Sarah, Lexie, and Missy! Enjoy!

Thanksgiving and beyond!

We had our Thanksgiving feast at our place this year. Andy invited a couple of guys from his work, who provided a delicious apple pie! Andy did us proud with the turkey!
Grace did not get a nap that day. So by 7pm she was out!

You can't see it very well, but Clark is in his 'turkey' outfit. Grace kept saying he looked like a chicken (she couldn't remember the word turkey).

Here are some recent pictures of the boy and his proud sister!

We enjoyed our ward Christmas party last night. Grace wanted nothing to do with Santa, but Clark had no choice! I'm sure she'll change her mind come Christmas morning.

What a difference a week makes! I would consider Grace potty trained! Yeah! Notice all of the stickers now. Now we just need to 'poop' train her and we're set! Don't worry, no pictures will be posted of it.