~Vote~

We have decided to try out a new hair do for Kevin... not that his hair do is bad at all. It's just that he's had the same one since we was like 15. So we are trying out the foe-hawk... he's got kinda mixed feelings about it. I love it and I think it looks hot. But, I told him we would put it to a vote. Yes, we value your opinion that much!!! :) So please tell us what you think! And which do you like better!!!!

10 months and Teething

Eyan turned 10 months on Sunday!! I can't believe that in 2 months he will be one!!! It's so crazy and sad how quickly time goes! I am having a harder time letting go of my baby than Cahlin. With Cahlin I wanted him to crawl and then walk and talk, talk, talk. But with Eyan I just want him to stay a baby. I should have enjoyed Cahlin more instead of being worried about him progressing! Eyan weighs in at 18 lbs 4 oz. And is 28 1/4 inches!! He hasn't grown much in the last 2 months. Last night he had the hardest night he has ever had. He's getting his front top 2 teeth. And he cried and cried. I stayed up with him because Kevin has been putting alot of hours for work and was super tired. This morning was his check up and Kevin had me stay home and he took the boys so I could sleep! How sweet is that?! I felt a little bad for not being there for Eyan while he got his shots but I know Kevin gave him plenty of love!
* Eyan loves to carry things in his mouth, he loves to crawl and is trying really hard to figure out how to balance standing. He LOVES his brother. He thinks anything Cahlin does is the greatest thing! He loves to eat almost anything! Except for solid Carrots! :) I am looking forward to his birthday so much! And I can't wait until he doesn't have to have formula anymore!!!

4th picture tag

Here it is!! 4 th file and the 4th picture! This is of Cahlin when he was about 4 months old. He LOVED at my sister Carmen and he was always with her whenever we were together. He was so much chubbier than Eyan it's pretty funny. But we loved our chubby little baby!!!

I tag... Trisha, Mary, Dawn, Savanna, and Mackenzie! have fun!

Pie and Music

Here ya go folks! I found this online, I was looking for reciepes for Valentines Day. I think this would be a great dessert if you are staying in for V-Day! enjoy!

• 1 Tablespoon water
• 1 Package BAKER'S Semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate (8 squares) coarsely chopped ( I just broke them up)
  
• 1 Cup whipping cream
• 6 Tablespoon seedless raspberry jam divided
• 1 OREO Pie Crust (6 oz)
• 2 Cups raspberries

**haha this is the picture that got me excited about this pie... please don't look back at my picture of the pie I made... this picture makes my pie look horrible!!:)

Directions

1. MICROWAVE chocolate and whipping cream in medium bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring every minute. Beat with wire whisk until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended. Add 2 Tbsp. of the jam; mix well.
2. POUR into crust; cover. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
3. ARRANGE raspberries on top of pie. Microwave remaining 1/4 cup jam and the water in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 30 sec.; stir until well blended. Brush over raspberries. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
4. Size-Wise: Enjoy one serving of this indulgent dessert with friends and family on a special occasion.
5. Make Ahead: Pie can be prepared ahead of time. Cover and freeze up to 2 days. Place in refrigerator to thaw about 2 hours before serving.

Ok, I am sorry that I have to do this to everyone BUT I need a little break from mushy love music! So, I am putting on a fun song for the day. I just need to get up and dance every now and then! It was driving me nuts just having sllloooowww love songs! Kevin laughs at me because I"m supposed to put sweet songs on here or music that pertains to our family. But I can't help it I like fun music that makes you just want to move!!! I love a good beat to listen to while you work!And I sweet picture of my baby boy sleeping... :)

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Scrap Pages

Oh boy have I been behind on Scrapbooking! It seems like you HAVE to scrap an event right after it happens other wise you never get it done! So I procrastinated and now I have a ton to do! These are the ones I finished today!

Rose

Yesterday was a great day!! I have been trying really hard to watch my intake on food. So, I did really well last week! My reward to myself is that one day a week I get to eat whatever I want! Yesterday, I made a Raspberry Ganache Pie!! It is SO good!! It's very rich and VERY chocolatey! I LOVED it... Kevin said it was ok! :) Here's a pic of the pie... I have really been into making our little meals around the house look pretty. Even when we have hot dogs and veggies I have to situate everything on the plate so that it looks pretty.
We also went for a little Sunday drive yesterday, up in the hills of Pocatello. It's fun to drive around here because we don't really know any of the sights around town! So, it was fun to see what we could do this summer!
Cahlin wanted to take a few pictures. He got a pretty good one of Kevin and I but it was blurry. He also got this great pic of Eyan. As you can tell by the look on his face... he had a blast!!
This was the view just before we started getting into the canyon. This is Pocatello at night! I have never really considered Pocatello to be a pretty city. But this view was awesome. I love seeing the city lights at night!

Just a pretty view of the sunset!!Kevin surprised me with these beautiful roses this weekend. I was really surprised and I love them! Now, I just need to clarify on here that in the past I have only had 1 rose actually open and live for more than one day. Without a doubt they always die the very next day. These roses are troopers and they have lived for 3 whole days so far!! And the one opened pretty well. Even tho the others didn't do such a good job they are still beautiful! Also, I know the song that is playing today is called "The Rose" and I know it's old school but when I was growing up whenever I would go to my mom's house I would play this song non-stop on her piano. ( she has a player piano) I actually ruined the roll because I played it so much! Also, Today is Monday and that means there will be a rose ceremony!!! Yes, you guessed right The Bachelor!!! I'm excited for it today... but I really want to know when they bring in DeAnna. Also, I wish he would get rid of that stupid Erica chick. She is so raunchy... and she reminds me of a guy. Have a nice day people!

bye bye nap time... :(

Well folks, it's happened. My days of having a 3 hour break in the middle of the day and having peace and quiet, where I could just do whatever I wanted... are over :( I've seen it coming for a couple weeks now. I know, I know, I have been lucky to have Cahlin take naps for as long as he has. He has always been the best sleeper. But, it's over now... for now on I will always have someone awake in the afternoons....sigh....
But, it's also good news. I'm really excited for it to start getting warmer because now Cahlin can have tons of fun in the afternoon playing in the summer sun! Oh well, I guess he's gotta stop taking them sometime... why not now? And hey... at least Eyan still takes his naps!
* Also, Kevin thought this picture was of Eyan... I guess that Dad even gets mixed up sometimes!

Cute things

I am still alive and so are my children!! And they didn't even suffer from serious injury!!! :) I'm just kidding. Just to let everyone know, after I had my little explosion on here. Cahlin proceeded to tare apart his train table, mess all of his books up and squirt lotion all over my room. :) I guess he didn't redeem himself for a very long while after that. Lucky for me, I didn't have to deal with the lotion situation! Kevin came home early and surprised me by getting me a manicure! So, while Cahlin was busy being a problem child. I was having girl talk and getting my nails done! Do I have a great husband or what!
Our attitudes are so much happier now! We had time to get over our attitudes. And we are all friends once again. I don't want to strangle Cahin anymore! And that makes me very happy!
Today we gave Eyan some canned Carrots for lunch. He's never had canned carrots before. I usually steam them for him but this is easier. So, here's a video of how much he liked them... or didn't like them. We think it's pretty funny!
Also, I am going to do a love song marathon. :) Until Valentines day , I will have a different love song playing everyday! :) ( I know I'm a dork! But I love it!)

Ticking Bomb

I know I'm usually pretty happy on here but today I feel like I'm gonna blow. So, just fair warning this is not a happy post... this is my time to vent. Bare with me.
I HATE when my 3 year old seems to think that he needs to defi every single thing that we do. I HATE back talk... oh... it boils my blood. I'm so sick of the arguing and the bargaining. I HATE that with every single thing that we do Cahlin wants to do the opposite. If I say we are having pancakes for breakfast he freaks out and wants cereal... if I say we are having cereal he freaks out and wants pancakes. If I suggest he wear his white shirt today, he refuses and wants his red shirt. If I ask if he wants to do puzzles or play a game and he refuses to answer so I pick puzzles he freaks out because he wants to play a game. I HATE fighting him to brush his teeth! He is 3 years old!!! I have been brushing his teeth for almost 3 years and he still fights it! Don't you think it's about time he thought... hey this is gonna happen twice a day for the rest of my life... I should get used to it!! But NO!!! It's always a fight!
Now I don't want you to think that I don't give Cahlin the chance to do these things for himself... I let him brush his teeth first, I let him choose what's for breakfast first, I let him choose his shirt,or which activity to do!!! But lately he seems to think that he is the king of the castle and doesn't have to do any of it!!!!!!!! I am so SICK of having to defend MY title!! I'M THE MOM!! I'M THE BOSS!
This has just been in the last 4 or 5 days that he has been really acting up too! He's usually not like this. If I let him choose and give him plenty of notice he's just fine.
Yesterday morning he freaked out for 2 HOURS because we decided to make pancakes and then he decided he wanted cereal! For the last 3 nights he hasn't gone to bed until 10 because he is to busy freaking out because he lost privileges because he wouldn't get ready for bed!
Also, Eyan is teething so between Cahlin freaking out because his shoes are too tight or because he doesn't have the right spoon and Eyan crying non stop because his poor little gums hurt. I think all of my hair is going to fall out, I'm going to get bags under my eyes, and I 'm going to admit myself to the corner of my room and never come out.
Now that I'm done ranting and raving, I still don't feel any better. But I know that Cahlin will do something nice and amend himself... in the mean time I need to hold my temper in. Wish me luck.

**** I swear I don't hit my children. I am usually very calm with him and understanding. I promise I won't do anything to harm them. :)

2008 in Review

It’s the end of the old year, and start of the new,

So now here is two thousand eight in review.

We started off two thousand eight in Salt Lake,

With one in the oven, and I don’t mean a cake,

On March twenty fifth, Eyan Jones came around

Length: twenty inches, weight: nine ounces, six pounds.

Having two kids kept mom and dad stressing,

And at two weeks old, we gave Eyan a blessing

After having the baby, we moved to the east coast,

But with just a few weeks in between it was close.

We packed up our things in our poor little car,

Two thousand miles, with two kids is too far,

But the bonus of driving cross country we get,

Is to stop off to see Alan, Jake and Lynette.

After such a long drive, our new beds felt so soft,

And dad’s hair got too long, so mom shaved it all off.

Not on purpose of course, we didn’t want it all gone,

But the guard on the hair clippers wasn’t left on.

After being in Somerset just twenty two days,

There were too many people in dad’s office to stay.

So mom packed up our things in just one afternoon,

And we moved up to Clifton and to our new rooms.

In July mom got homesick, and again we did pack,

We left dad in New Jersey, and never came back.

On the flight back to Idaho mommy was fretting,

But we had to get home to see Robert’s wedding.

In August: Montana, for Jones family fun,

And being there brought more surprises than one.

Dad’s family had pitched in to buy a plane ticket,

And dad came to see us for a quick two day visit.

Dad went back to New Jersey, to work while he could,

Then he’d drive back in three weeks to stay home for good.

When he got back we stayed with Katrina and Mike,

While dad found a job doing something he likes.

Dad got a job selling radio spots,

And Eyan got two teeth, he uses a lot,

Next, Cahlin’s Birthday, he now would be three,

And mom made a Spiderman cake you can see.

In November we moved, it’s enough to cause tears,

That we’ve lived in ten houses, in just these four years.

We’ve loved having family so close together,

And having the chance see them whenever.

Like Thanksgiving, Christmas, Thanksmas and New Years,

And we’d like to say this to everyone who hears:

We hope that this last year was one full of cheer,

And wish all of you a happy new year!

Ps. The BACHELOR IS ON TONIGHT!!!!!

Favorite things...

So I am sooooo excited today! And I don't even have anything to be excited about! BUT here are a few fun things AND some bumpin music! I hope you like to MOVE IT MOVE IT!!

Ok so I know this is totally random but for some odd reason I am really excited about some of these crazy things today!First off is... Max Fresh Colgate Toothpaste! Has anyone used this? It's freaking AWESOME! I kid you not! It feels like you are using mouthwash to brush your teeth and your mouth feels so stinkin clean afterward! WOW! So, it has little tiny miniature breath strips inside the toothpaste! How cute and FUN! I HATE using toothpaste that's not very strong and your mouth still feels dingy after brushing for 10 minutes! Also, it comes in lots of fun flavors! No kidding the toothpaste actually looks like that!

Also, I am soooooo excited for Valentines day! As, most of you know I change the background of my blog about every 3 days. And I have noticed a TON of cute Valentines backgrounds and I am having a hard time controlling myself and waiting until at LEAST the end of January to use one!

Scentsy! For those of you that aren't familiar with the Scentsy products heres their website...SCENTSY It's a candle warmer. It has a little light bulb inside and a little dish sits on top of it and the light heats the candle wax up and scents your house! It's nothing super special but I think they are really cute and I LOVE the scents that they have. To some it up I don't buy any other kinds of candles. I guess I have Scentsy pride!

The BACHELOR!!! This is by far my favorite show! Over the past couple of years I have been a faithful watcher. During the summer when Kevin was selling alarms all of the wives would get together have dinner and a treat paint toe nails and watch The Bachelor! We even had all of our kids have a slumber party so we could hang out clear until the early hours of the morning! I still have great memories from watching with those girls! BUT the guys have to be kicked out because they just make fun of everything! I thinks it's because they secretly like it but they are to big of PANSIES to say anything!!I'm excited about who they choose for this year but my favorite Bachelor by far was Andy Baldwin!! Monday seems to be taking forever to get here! I can't wait to watch it again.

So, just a few fabulous things that I am excited about! Hope everyone has a freaking AWESOME Friday and weekend! I'm so glad that the weekend is here! I get to have a husband tomorrow night and we get to play with family on Sunday! So long folks!:)

Mom has to let go :(

Today was our first Sunday of the new year! We are VERY excited that our church is now at 11!!! For us it is the perfect time! We can lolly gag and take our time getting ready in the morning and we are all much more happy! I'm not really a morning person, I have a hard time when we have to be somewhere early. Also, today was Cahlin's very first day in SUNBEAMS!! We have been prepping him for a while now and this week we talked about it a lot more with him. He has been excited all week long. When we walked into the Primary room he bravely sat down next to his class mates and talked with his teacher. He has always been good about giving us hugs and kisses. I got mine and Kevin was already out the door but Cahlin made him come back for hugs and kisses. Then he was ready to venture off into Primary! I'm not gonna lie... my eyes watered and it was hard to see him get older. We were glowing with pride as we watched from the door way, our little boy sitting reverently listening to the Primary President.We had a number of teachers tell us that he did well. We are so proud of Cahlin. He is such a good boy and he has a great spirit about him. We love having him as our son and he makes us proud every single day.