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3.07.2012

February

I owe you videos. i know. they just take so long to upload... last time i had it running and the tab got closed. boo. anyway- i'll start them again after this..

february was a busy and fun month for us! Here's our month in photos!


Jarhead is addicted to youtube. i used it one day to get him to fall asleep when he wasn't napping well. i thought it was a good idea and was ready to try just about anything to get him to nap. see those poor tired eyes. however- now we can't sit on the computer at all while he's awake without him wanting to get up and watch you tube. he's since learned to "use" the mouse and turn up the volume. he also hits the keyboard when the video he was watching ends. oh boy... we haven't let him watch any for a week but he still wants to sit up here and watch... 

our super bowl spread. ohhh good memories. there was so much good food. it made us happy :)



i love his little smile. i'm so so lucky to have so a happy little boy!

at the bean museum with bachi.. jarhead loves the bears!

and the butterflies! he also touched the iguana!



 while my mom was here, we had dinner with her aunt and cousins. it was a lot of fun. after jarhead warmed up a little he loved playing with the 2 girls....
cute hat and glove wearing in the house!


playing with bachi at the play place at the mall! he also loved this cart thing that he could climb back and forth over the divider part. there were a lot of big kids there so it was difficult to keep him from getting pushed out of the way but he seemed to have fun anyway..he takes off his shoes instantly so they stayed off so we didn't lose them!
in DEB while we were waiting for Mr. Clean who was in See's Candy (it's one of the closest stores and Jarhead wandered in) He found the bin of sunglasses in the back and took them out of the box and put them in a pile in the middle of the floor. we were in the back and it was almost closing so no one seemed to mind (if anyone even noticed) don't worry- i picked them all up! 
so tired from all the fun we had while bachi was here! we also had a lot of fun at the little gym but i'll need to get those pics from my mom to post! it was super cute! we also went to jump on it but she has those too!
I made my momma this bag for her travels back! I didn't use a pattern so I was pretty excited about it and she loved it! the Fabric TOTALLY fits her :)

just some more fun pictures. We were sick and so were a lot of friends this month so we spent a lot of time at home (other than the time my mom was here)... He's always finding new ways to watch TV (we really dont watch that much) but he loves it when it's on! 

We're good and happy and just loving life! We're excited for the spring weather to be here to stay! We're trying to have a fun but low key March since we have a bunch of family coming at the beg of April so we want to be all prepared for that! It's getting close and we're SUPER excited!!

Some Fun Facts about Jarhead for February:
He learned to wave "bye bye" on command almost every time you ask him.
He knows that we pray after we read scriptures each night and will fold his arms. sometimes without being asked.
He likes to take his milk out of the fridge, drink some, put it back, and then shut the fridge.
He will "wipe" his nose/face if you give him a washcloth or tissue.
If he finds his  nose sucker thing, he'll try to put it up his nose.
He thinks Mr. Clean's saline solution is the saline solution we put in his nose while he was sick. (and tries to put it in his nose)
He has masted the stairs although, I still keep the gate up most days since the other side of the house isn't totally child proofed. 
He still LOVES to wrestle.
We thought we taught him to growl when asked "what does a bear say".. we've realized if you ask anything in the question tone, he will growl. 
He loves to read the Bernstein Bear books. He loves to look at bears in other books to so that's his most preferred animal at the moment.
He's learning to point to his nose and does it about half the time.
He's busy and everywhere but I love it! He has his own "language" and talks to himself and sometimes others. He thinks everyone else understands him. Most of the time we dont, but he is getting better at communicating.. It's such a fun exciting time! 





2.04.2012

January

I love the month of January!  but the one thing I hate about it is it's so dang cold and snowy so you'll understand why this January was one of my favorites ever! I only wore my heavy coat 5 ish times- the rest of the time I was able to get by with a sweatshirt if I wasn't out to long and some days I didn't even need that! (50 degree weather, people- IN UTAH!!) Anyway, aside from the SUPER awesome weather, I celebrated my 25th birthday which was amazing, And! We got some GREAT news! Mr. Clean was officially accepted to BYU and will start school on April 24. He's going to be a math major and should be done with his Bachelors by next December! Then onto a masters! I'm so proud of him and all that he does so that I can stay home with our little man! We're super grateful!


Here's some pictures from our month!

relaxing while watching TV

we created a little toy area for him. it' so nice! often times he sits on his toys. i'm not sure this is comfy but he doesn't seem to mind!

i dont remember what was going on here but something must've been cool!

a new way to watch TV i guess!

noticing the camera

LOVES to carry around his syrup bottles!

again.. sitting on toys!

reading his books!

again.. the positions this child thinks are comfy! hhah

jarhead sure loves when daddy comes home!


love this new face he's been making!

i had a girls night with some friends for my birthday at applebees.. jenny got me this balloon hat! haha! Jarhead loved to play with it!

yay! date night with mr. clean for my birthday! glad our awesome neighbors watched jack for about 4 hours!


yummy! we went to the melting pot for my birthday dinner. It was super yummy... my favorite parts were- well, everything- but especially the dessert chocolate fondue and the salad. it was seriously the best salad i'd ever eaten (the dressing especially)... we also really liked the shrimp and chicken parts of the main course... the cheese was pretty good although i think it could've been hotter.. overall- it really was so fun and nice to be out without the little man for a little bit. dinner was a lot more calm..


i'm so glad the little man loves to read!

his "i'm getting tired" position. then he shoots up because it would belittle him to fall asleep on the floor!

love his chair from Santa!  he climbs over it...

and then tips over... i try to remember to put pillows behind it so he doesn't end up hitting the floor. but either way he doesn't seem to mind..

he's getting so smart! he picks up on just about everything! he got this off the table (still not use to him being able to reach it) and started brushing his teeth on his own :)


learning to climb into the entertainment unit

loves his TV!

First Wrestling Meet! With our Pass of all Passes we get into all UVU sporting events for free. It's pretty sweet. The first one we attended was, of course, a wrestling meet. Jarhead yelled when everyone else was cheering. He had a good time!


me and my Jarhead! this is also a good pic of the haircut I got in January!


I put Sesame Street on him while I made dinner- I turned around to check on him and this is what I found..haha

this use to be his favorite drawer until we put on the child locks.. he doesn't usually mind it because he's found more spots(see below) but sometimes he misses the old one!

secret stash spot #1

secret stash spot #2


As I said, Jaunary was fun. This month is going to be awesome too because my mom comes this week. Life is good. I love our little boy- he's so fun. He's learning so many new things!
Some of the things he's learned
  • fold his arms when we pray
  • brush his teeth
  • sort-of use a spoon  (put it in bowl and then puts in mouth)
  • put his milk away in the fridge (if i open door for him) 
  • rub his hands together if he touches the lotion bottle
  • when the netflix show ends, he finds the remote points it to the TV and presses the button
  • touches the computer screen or keyboard when his youtube video ends
  • understands the majority of our commands- except NO.. but i'm pretty sure he understands and is choosing not to listen...
I love teaching him new things! He's just a fun happy boy!


1.15.2012

25 Years

I can't believe I'm actually 25! I don't feel old or different but it's just weird to say!
In honor of turning 25, here are  few things that I want to remember!

25 of my Most Favorite Memories (not in order- i tried to keep them in categories instead)
Life Memories::
1.  scoring my first goal in soccer
2.  graduating from high school and BYU
3.  being accepted to BYU and living in a whole new state on my own
4.  going to Hawaii
5. going to Europe
6. going to the beach during the summers
7. Being an RA for some of the most AWESOME girls!
Mr. Clean Memories::
8.Go Carts Date with Mr. Clean
9. Reading the notes that mr. clean sent me when we were apart and we were dating.
10. Getting Married
11. Going on our first Night away without Jarhead
12. this last week when mr. clean did something special each day for my 25th birthday! *including taking me to the melting pot!!
Jarhead Memories:
13. bringing Jarhead home
14. the day Jarhead smiled at me
15. the first day Jarhead started walking everywhere
16. Jarhead's funny faces
17. Jarhead's laugh
Friend Memories::
18. girls nights (esp this one last friday!)
19. summer days with the kiddies playing outside
20. buying strawberry daquari mix and OJ for our nonalcoholic drinks but the cashier not believing us!
Church Memories::
21. being baptized
22. meeting SPASM
23. "moving furniture" but really learning all the things I did while doing it.
24. going through the temple
25. receiving my patriarchal blessing

25 Reasons Why This Birthday was Awesome!
1. Mr. Clean surprised me with roses on Monday
2. We watched NCIS on Tuesday and BOTH were great episodes
3. We made AWESOME pizza on Tuesday.
4. We walked around the mall just in case there was something I wanted to buy on Wed.
5. I got NCIS season 5!
6. I went shopping to multiple stores and found cute things!
7. I found time to craft!
8. I got my HairCut! (it's been over a year!!)
9. I got to take a nap.
10. Mr. Clean straightened the house multiple times! (he does this often but this week I was usually asleep!)
11. Jarhead was so good all week! even took naps a few days!
12. I had an AWESOME girls night with friends!
13. I went shopping with friends! We were giggling and talking really fast and just having fun!
14. There was no snow!
15. It was a beautiful week- weather wise! There were a few days I didn't even need a jacket!
16. I got to talk to everyone in my family on my birthday!
17. I got to talk to a friend that I haven't talked with in a while for an hour!
18. I ate whatever I wanted all week and didn't feel bad about it!
19. Mr. Clean was super sweet all week! (he usually is) but this week I got to choose what we ate, what we did, etc.
20. I got a glue gun. *so I dont have to borrow my friend's anymore! haha
21. I got a new calling that I'm SUPER excited for! (Activity Day Leader)
22. Mr. Clean took me on a date to the MELTING POT! It was sooo yummy!
23. Our friends' watched Jarhead for about 4 hours on Saturday so we didn't feel rushed on our date!
24. Mr. Clean let me pick the movie we watched! (Rise of the Planet of the Apes! SO GOOD!)
25. I turned 25! It's pretty awesome because it's a quarter of a century!



I am so blessed in my life. My husband is the best ever and is my very very vest friend. I have the cutest little boy and he makes me smile every day. I love my family and I have the greatest in-laws. I have the gospel in my life. I'm excited and ready to be 25! Here I come year- it's going to ROCK!