EMBRACE THE CHAOS: February 2008

Saturday, February 23, 2008

DATE NIGHTS

We've finally succumbed to paying a babysitter to watch our kids while we go out. It was a hard adjustment to fork out that extra money, but I guess it's worth it to have a romantic relationship with my husband! Here's a picture of us with Chad and Stacey. Chad is Spencer's best friend from high school, and now Stacey is one of my best friends!

JOYSCHOOL

I finally met some friends in Mesa! Yeah, and they wanted to do joyschool with me. There are 4 moms and 5 kids (both my kids are in it). Let me tell you how nice it is to get rid of both of them for a couple of hours each week!

WHAT'S THE BABY'S NAME GOING TO BE?

Well, I have been wanting to name our baby Danielle for some time now, but Spencer has been a little worried about that name, because he doesn't want her nickname to be Dani (it's a boy's name). But for Valentine's Day, Spencer gave me gummy bears and said we could name her Danielle! He's so wonderful-I love gummy bears! Anyway, her name will be Danielle Dorothy (my mom's name). And here are some flattering pictures of me at 6 months along. (Just for you, Debbie!)

Funny Quotes

I found Cale trying to drag our old microwave into the house. I asked him what he was doing, and he said, "I want a microwave in my room."
Cale: "Dad, Why am I short like you and not tall like Mom if I was in Mom's tummy?"
Cale: "Mom, I don't always want you in command of my food!"
At dinner, my kids were not happy with what I was serving. Carli said,"Why do we have to eat burritos again?" and Cale said, "Why do you have to put melted blobs of cheese on top?" So I said, "Why do I have to have such whiny kids?" And Cale said,"Well, if you didn't put blobs of cheese on the burritos, I wouldn't whine about it."
Carli suggested to Cale that he get on the floating bed in the pool and she would push him around. He said no, and she asked why. He said, " Because I don't want a crazy back-seat driver pushing me around the pool!"
(this is what Spencer said as we were touring D.C.) I knew where we were, until I realized I didn't know where we were going."
My sister, Debbie, was telling Cale all about what surgeons do. I asked Cale if he wanted to be a doctor when he grew up, I told him that doctors make a lot of money, and he said, "Really? Well, I would give all my extra money to the poor people." I said, "are you sure you don't want to use it to by a big house, a nice car, or a boat?" And he wisely said, "Mom, I think the poor people would need it more than me."
Carli: "Mom, I love you because you let me do whatever I want."
Carli: "Mom, when I see Mike kiss Kristin, I get really jealous."
Carli: "Mom, I should probably dress my barbie, because I don't think Heavenly Father would be very happy if the barbie came to life and she was naked!"

Funny Happenings

I was telling the kids that I had something I had to go to on Saturday morning, and that I hoped it wouldn't be during Cale's BB game. Carli said, "Well, Mom, if it is, how will Cale get to his game?" And I said, "Dad will take him." And she said, "Oh yeah, I forgot about him!"
When we were at my Mom and Dad's house for Christmas, we watched "Dumb and Dumber" one night for old time's sake. We didn't know Carli had snuck to the stairs and was watching the movie quietly. We quickly sent her to bed as soon as we found out. Then a few days later, Cale was asking Carli what kind of pet she would want if she couldn't have a dog or cat. She said, "nothing". Cale said, "not even a bird or something?" And she said, "No way! There head's fall off!"
We were showing our kids our old VHS wedding video last night. When it was over, another home video came on screen and it happened to be my brother's birthday party when I was about 15. I had taken a burnt out, smoking birthday candle and was pretending that it was a cigarette. I really looked like I was enjoying it. I looked over at my kids, and their eyes were as big as saucers. Cale said, "Mom, why are you smoking?" Spencer gave me a disapproving look and I felt so ashamed.
We were eating in a restaurant, and Cale said, "Mom, look over there." All I saw was some empty tables, so I asked, "what is it?" And he said, "That's what the lunch room looks like when I'm eating!" (Apparently he is always the last one in the lunchroom eating, and all the lunch ladies are always pressuring him to hurry and eat.)
Cale was teasing Carli about something, and she calmy said, "Mom, I'm going to be like Joseph Smith and not get mad when Cale is being mean." Well, guess what happened? Cale immediately stopped teasing, because it was no longer any fun!

EMBRACE THE CHAOS

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Saturday, February 23, 2008

DATE NIGHTS

JOYSCHOOL

WHAT'S THE BABY'S NAME GOING TO BE?

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Funny Happenings

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