The Wells Family

More New Pictures

2011-08-26T21:30:00.000-07:00

Thanks Jessie we had a lot of fun!

Summer fun

2011-08-10T07:53:00.001-07:00

Playing at the lake in scofield

Playing at the pool in Vegas

Soooo sleepy

7-peaks and sooo sleepy

Ryan skydiving

Phantom of the Opera in Vegas

New pics

2011-06-09T21:20:00.003-07:00

I just can't get enough of this boy!
Thanks Mandy for the great pic

loveliest dream

2011-05-05T07:36:00.003-07:00

I obviously don't blog anymore, but I want to write down funny things that my kids say and if I write it on a paper, I end up with a million sticky notes that don't have a place or get lost or thrown away.

So this morning, Kate woke up and the first thing she said was " mom, I had the loveliest dream" so I asked what the dream was about. she said "there were ponies and the shapes that are on their bums were glowing"

And that was all the dream, I tried to get more out like what did they do or did they say anything, but nope their bums just glowed.

funnies

2010-12-10T16:34:00.003-07:00

For Christmas we got rid of some old in with some new... We sold our tv and entertainment center and got new. Exciting eh?

Funny part is when they came to take the entertainment center away, Kate started crying cuz it was like they were taking her doll house. So the next day my visiting teachers came and when they got there, she asked what they were going to take away... sad but funny huh.

Just now we were all playing barbie performance and it was the prince's turn to perform and Kate introduced him by saying "Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, presenting ( and she makes up their names... usually it's merkelly or kelsey or kelly... but this time his name was Gee-Ellis Dickley:) Just had to get that one written down somewhere.

Money Money Money...

2010-11-04T12:17:00.002-07:00

This morning I was trying to explain to Kate that we want to save some money to help others for Christmas this year... and after several other attempts to explain that we work to make money and you have to have money to buy stuff (which to her = toys) I decided to try again when the timing was right so that she could get the concept.

So later today we were playing polly's and I asked her polly about Christmas and what happens at Christmas, and she said "If you have money then you get toys for Christmas and if you don't have money you don't get toys for Christmas"

I didn't know what to say cuz she was right, but talk about crushing a child's Christmas dreams and sparkle that goes with it. So I just changed the subject to the fact that we share at Christmas and we want to be able to help others...

Pretty funny I thought

It's a miracle

2010-11-01T11:14:00.002-07:00

I seriously don't remember the last time I had ALL my dishes washed and put away, and ALL the clothes washed, dried, and put away... and guess what it's happened, last night it happened!!

I would just like to thank all those who supported me and and believed in me cuz I couldn't have done it without you.

Now lets see if it will ever happen again.

Oh and the floor is vacuumed too!

Needless to say, I'm feeling good today

First time standing

2010-10-31T21:43:00.005-07:00

Folks we've got a stander!!

First time standing was at a cabin in Fairview. The Wilkins invited us to go there, thanks to a friend of theirs...

Super fun time, relaxing, tonz of game playing, and even some excitement... When we got there it was totally dark and we come around a corner and the Wilkins almost hit a deer, and we almost hit the them! So heart's pounding for sure, then around another corner we come to a complete stop cuz Bambi's dad is standing right in front of them and we can see this huge rack of antlers above their suv!!! It was breathtaking for sure, He stood there and stared at us for a few seconds, wish we could've gotten a picture.

Also it snowed and we wondered if we were going to be able to get out, that was pretty adventurous.

There was 4 wheeling, movie watching and no fighting between the kids which is awesome.

Also and most important Tommy stood for the first time with no hands:) Thanks to Daisy the dog... He could not stay away from her and he finally wanted to show her that he could stand.

Super fun trip!!! Thanks Wilkins family

Halloween 2010

2010-10-31T21:32:00.002-07:00

Scooby dooby doo!!!!

Kate decides what we are all going to be for Halloween and we build around that. This year came together nicely

We first went to do the parade at daddy's school.

Then the ward party/chili cook-off

Then trick or treating at Jays.... Seriously I saw a scary cloud and told Ryan to drop Kate and I off a few doors down from Jay's, so she could get some trick or treating in before the big cahoona storm hit... Well we got one house and then RAN to Jays while being hit with hail.

Luckily it died down and she got to go out again. It was super fun, and we saw a full rainbow too.

Next the "Switch Witch" was coming so Kate picked her 4 pieces of candy out (cuz she's 4 years old) then put it out so the witch could come and take it, and give her her new books.

Sure enough she came and Kate was super excited for her Thanksgiving books, They even came with cds that read them:)

Fun Holiday! and on to the next.

My little snuggler

2010-09-23T10:31:00.005-07:00

Tommy is so funny, he will crawl a few feet and then sigh as he lies down. So whenever he does that Kate and I laugh and say "ahhh take a rest" then he gets up and goes and then lies down again... "ahhh buddy, take a rest".

I was hoping when he was born that he would be snuggly and my wish came true, he loves to put his head down and snuggle anything that is nearby. I love that boy!

Preschool field trip to the apple farm

2010-09-23T10:27:00.005-07:00

Farnsworth farms was a hit. The kids got to tour the farm, try some cider, pick an apple and go for a hay ride... Afterward we all had lunch at a park nearby, it was a super fun day .

Together party with family.

2010-09-23T10:24:00.002-07:00

Kate and Tommy's b-day's are only 2 weeks apart so they get to celebrate together with family

1st day of preschool

2010-09-23T10:15:00.002-07:00

This year we are doing a joy school with some of the moms in the neighborhood. This is Kate's first day, she went to Camille's house and is loving going to preschool with her friends.

Big Boy Tom

2010-09-23T10:11:00.003-07:00

Tommy's 1st birthday...

He knew just what to do with the cake

Happy Birthday buddy, thanks for coming to our family!

Kate's 4 year birthday

2010-09-23T09:53:00.003-07:00

Look who's officially 4...

Party at the splash park with friends

Happy Anniversary Ryan!

2010-09-23T07:21:00.008-07:00

This is Ryans mom's reaction to him telling her we're getting married... She was a little apprehensive :)

Wedding picture

1st year picture

Buster our kitty 2nd year

Kate came along 3rd year

4th year

5th year then came Tommy

Thanks for 6 wonderful years and more to come!

More pics

2010-09-08T09:20:00.002-07:00

Ballerina at heart

2010-08-26T20:22:00.002-07:00

Thanks Mandy for the awesome pics

We got a crawler

2010-08-26T20:10:00.002-07:00

Sat. August 21st.. Yep this little cutie is crawling. It was almost like one second he didn't know how to crawl and the next something just clicked and he was off. He's so much happier now that he can get around.

Condo for sale

2010-07-23T07:15:00.003-07:00

Here's a little plug: We're selling our condo and so if you, or anyone you know, is looking leave a comment and I'll fill you in on the details.

Spontaneous summer

2010-07-15T21:15:00.002-07:00

So far our summer has consisted of:

Panaca (camping)-memorial day
New Mexico (2 days after Panaca)
Mutual Dell (ward campout)
New Mexico again (4th of July)
St. George (2 days after New Mexico)
and 2 more camping trips hopefully (tomorrow with Jay, and maybe one more)
and hopefully one more trip to New Mexico in August.

We are enjoying 2010!

Lasik

2010-06-28T22:34:00.005-07:00

A couple of moments in my life that I'll never forget, and sort of have a hard time describing the emotion behind them because they are so big and life changing are... the mission, Marrying the one I love, having children, and today I added one more. LASIK EYE SURGERY!!!!

I went in to Hoopes vision this morning blind as a bat and came out good as new. Right now I am seeing everything contact free and glasses free. What a blessing it is to be able to see on my own. Today I was able to check off one of the things on my bucket list. "Get eyes fixed" and I can only thank my awesome mother and father in law for providing this miracle and it is a miracle.
I married into a family full of love, understanding, and such giving hearts... so thank you, thank you, thank you for this blessing Kim and Frank.

Just over a year ago I got a phone call from Ryans parents and they both wanted to talk to me. They said that they wanted to pay for me to get my eyes fixed. At that point there was silence on my end because I started to cry. To make a long story short and not go into detail about my issues of being indebted to others I had a hard time accepting their offer but after a while we decided to go forward with it.

But right about that time I got pregnant with Tommy so I needed to wait till he was born and done nursing so that time finally came and today was the big day.

The surgery was a breeze (after they gave me a Valium) it was short and painless. And for the first little while it was hard for me to open my eyes cuz they were so sensitive to the light, but I came home and took a nap (a 3 hour nap, wow that Valium really does a number on you I guess) and I woke up a new person. My eyes felt awesome, they didn't hurt or feel as sensitive and I was all rested up. Anyhoo it was a day I will NEVER forget and will always be grateful for. I truly appreciate the primary song that says "He gave me my eyes that I might see the color of butterfly wings..." Really I've been looking out the window all day long at every little detail and saying to myself, These are my real eyes seeing this. I'm so happy!

Love

2010-06-22T21:12:00.004-07:00

I don't really know what I'm posting about right now but I've got some thoughts floating around in my head that have me thinking I need to get them out somewhere... so here I am...

1. We live in a world of mistakes... some deliberate but most of the time we mess up and then hate ourselves for not making better choices, and somehow we turn right back around and make the same mistakes over and over again. We ALL make mistakes.

2. The first commandment is to... "love God with all thy heart, and the second like unto it, love thy neighbor as thyself".

3. Elder Uchdorf said in April conference that the Savior "spoke of love...We can spend our days obsessing about the finest details of life, the law, and long lists of things to do; but should we neglect the great commandments, we are missing the point and we are clouds without water, drifting in the winds, and trees without fruit.

4. So what's the point?? We all make mistakes, and that means others make mistakes too. I know I'm quick to judge and slow to show mercy, but Elder Uchdorf goes on to say that "everyone is walking his or her own difficult path. As disciples of Jesus Christ, our Master, we are called to support and heal rather than condemn....It is unworthy of us as Christians to think that those who suffer deserve their suffering." We are commanded to "mourn with those that mourn and comfort those that stand in need of comfort."

5. I think it fitting (at least for me) that one of the quotes in this months visiting teaching lesson says "It is not possible to make real change all by ourselves. Our own willpower and our own good intentions are not enough. When we make mistakes or choose poorly, we must have the help of our Savior to get back on track. We partake of the sacrament week after week to show our faith in His power to change us." Repentance.

6. Charity, the pure love of Christ. To see others as Heavenly Father sees them, and might I add ourselves as well.

7. So we all make mistakes, sometimes our own mistakes may seem like a mountain to overcome, I know I feel that way, I set a goal to do better at something and turn around and mess up again. I looked up the word love in the index of the scriptures and it seemed to encompass the whole gospel. Elder Uchdorf finishes his talk by saying "As we extend our hands and hearts toward others in Christlike love, something wonderful happens to us, Our own spirits become healed, more refined, and stronger. We become happier, more peaceful, and more receptive to the whisperings of the Holy Spirit.

8. I believe that!!!

This is my dad's brother Joe. In my eyes, he is a great example of love, I'm sure in many others eyes as well.

how babies are delivered

2010-06-14T21:21:00.001-07:00

Kate " mom I just had a baby"
mom "oh really how'd you do that?"
Kate "it was in my tummy"
mom "so then what happened"
Kate " it just popped out, and here she is, isn't she cute"

Lizard in bed

2010-06-14T21:16:00.002-07:00

Last night Kate started to cry at 2:30ish and so I asked her what was wrong and she said

"It's moving"

"What's moving"

"It went down there (pointing to a crevice in beside her bed)"

"What went down there?"

"The lizard"

so she came in our bed while I went and turned on her light and checked it out for her, I don't really know what I was looking for but I checked anyway. So I told her I got rid of it so she went back to bed just fine..

Tonight I had to check for the lizard to reassure her that it was gone..

Funny what we dream about right?

Fun Panaca style

2010-05-31T21:17:00.003-07:00

Kate swimming in the spring

Relaxing in the tent

My Nephew Randy, swimming in the spring... we were trying out our underwater camera...

Tommy in the spring

My cute husband

Sand dunes with cousins and Grandpa Free

Creating her own slide

Trying to stay warm

Tommy's first time camping, sleeping in the tent

Sand dunes with mom

boots day

2010-05-24T06:42:00.002-07:00

May 24th and it's snowing, Kate comes in and says:

"I guess I can wear my boots today"

Crazy is all I can say about the weather, crazy crazy crazy

get real.

2010-05-13T21:01:00.004-07:00

At the end of watching snow white, Kate says

"oh look mom, it's the happily ever after"

so then I proceed to say (sort of talking to myself)

"yep now they get to go to school and get jobs and have kids and take care of each others needs and learn and grow together and etc..."

so then she says "what?" "what are are you talking about mom?"

I thought it was pretty funny, the sooner you get a reality check the better right.

Holy B'doley Tommy How cute can you be?

2010-05-13T20:22:00.002-07:00

Thanks Mandy for taking such cute pictures!

Lots of Easter fun

2010-04-20T19:40:00.003-07:00

Frosting cupcakes

Special Treasures

Just before the hunt

R and R

We had a fun easter time with Ryan's family.. Here's his sister Samantha, Sis in law Jen, and Brother Jay.

grrrrr

2010-04-20T19:31:00.002-07:00

Kate loves Tommy but to him it is probably a little too much... she is always gritting her teeth and grabbing him while saying "I love you Tommy, I love you" or she just yells through her gritted teeth "Tommy, Tommy, Tommy"... You can kind of see the aggression in the last two pictures. Ahhh priceless moments to remember :)

Prayer time with Kate

2010-04-20T19:18:00.001-07:00

Just before our bedtime prayer with Kate we ask what she wants to talk to Heavenly Father about so tonight she said: "Lights, Flowers, Strawberries, and turning on music"

2010-04-07T08:34:00.002-07:00

Yea!!!!!!!

We just found out that Ryan got into the masters program at BYU!!!! perfect timing in our life... The Lord knows what and when certain things are best for us.

Look who's 30

2010-04-01T14:15:00.005-07:00

It's official now, I am in my 30's and am really proud to say it!
Yesterday was great, the kids slept in till 9, and were very happy the whole day...I got emails, phone calls and texts all day long from the people I love ( you guys ), and Ryan picked up dinner (costa vida), the kids went to bed at 7, and we got to relax and watch the biggest loser. It was great! This next week we also get to go see Sam, Ginny, and Xela in Mt. Pleasant, and then we're off to New Mexico for spring break/conference/Easter. That will be a fun celebration too.

Goals for a 30 year old...

Run 2nd marathon (sign-ups started today and I'm on board again)
Chill out
Go to the temple every month
Watch more movies
Play at the playground more
NOT GET SICK :)
Make more time for romance
Don't get all up in my head.... (some people will understand what that means)
Faith Faith Faith
and of course be POSITIVE!!!

That should be a good start for the year.

Favorite things

2010-03-26T13:59:00.002-07:00

Rachel's Favorite things...

Kate and Tom Laughing
And Dishwasher running
No little sickies
And Me outside running
New laundered bed sheets
*and clean shaven legs
Kate eating breakfast with
* juice, toast, and eggs.

Reading a good book
and updated blog posts
wide open schedules to fill with
*People I love most
Ryan and I on the floor
*watching shows
We call it sharkies but not
*everyone knows.

Ryans famous smoothies
with warm kettle corn
Fun family outings
With Tommy in the Bjorn
yucky cold winters that
*melt into spring
This one right now is my FAVORITE thing.

(ironically I don't care for poetry, but for some reason I can't seem to post without a rhyme coming to mind)

Julie Andrews favorite things (not so much mine)...

Raindrops on Roses
And Whiskers on Kittens
Bright copper kettles
And Warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages
*tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things

Cream colored ponies
And Crisp apple strudles
Doorbells?? (really??)
And Sleighbells
And Shnitzle with noodles??
Wild geese that fly with the moon
*on their wings
These are a few of my favorite things

Girls in white dresses
*with blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my
*nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters
*that melt into spring (i'd have to agree)
These are a few of my favorite things.

To each their own I guess...

Kate

2010-03-21T21:48:00.002-07:00

Enjoying the sunshine

Trying on moms glasses

cute little sickie

Bread anyone?

2010-03-21T21:47:00.000-07:00

Thinking about opening a bakery... what do you think?

My hoover steamvac

2010-03-15T20:56:00.006-07:00

Monday March 15th a day to remember...

Sunday night I sang a song for Monday as a fresh start
the song expressed my deepest hopes and came straight from my heart,
the phrase I'd like to share with you, came from Michael Buble himself,
but after today I'd have to say the phrase goes back on the shelf.

"It's a new dawn, it's a new, day it's a new life.... And I'm feelin good."

The day began with pee in a bed so laundry was in store
if I'd only known how much that meant I'd slept a little more.
the sorting began, and sure enough another little surprise,
not just the bed but the carpet too, more pee before my eyes.

My trusty friend came out again to clean up the pesky mess
You'd think that once a day was great, and for most a whole lot less.
I cleaned up the room, the carpet the sheets, so now we're back on track
I have to say that I bless the day we got our hoover steamvac.

I'm on a role so what the heck lets clean the front room too,
and while I do, I see the windows with prints and sticky goo
the carpet is clean, also the window inside but still needs help no doubt
So I clean outside after shutting the door and see that I'm locked out.

No problem except my helper inside who has had a cough for a while
starts to open the door but is coughing so hard so she turns and yep leaves a pile
she pukes in her bowl that I have nearby, but starts to move to the side,
I'm looking in at my spotted floor and stand with eyes open wide....

I get inside, we clean up the mess and Tommy wakes up from his nap
He's sick too, my poor little kids, they just want to sit down on my lap.
I love the snuggles, cuz life is so busy we haven't held each other for a while
but sure enough his cough starts up and it's his turn projectile.

I'm covered in milk down my shirt, on the floor, and don't know where to begin
when I notice the bathroom water is running and Kate's standing there with a grin.
Her hands and her mouth all covered in blue and I feel my stomach drop
She's been in my closet and found her paints, all I can say is "STOP!"

My temperature is rising my patience worn thin lucky all I said was "Crap"
Out it comes for a third time today my trusty hoover steamvac.
The paint came out but my temper did not I'm glad it was 4:15
In walked Ryan and out I went on a run so I wasn't so mean

I felt so refreshed and back to myself when I got home today.
It's a good thing too cuz there's still more to do the laundry is still at bay
We finished it up put the kids in bed and thought we were done for the night
But when I went to check on my girl there was more to my delight.

More coughing in bed yes her clean new sheets were covered in more puke
I'm feeling so bad that she just can't sleep I wish the cough I could rebuke.
So we clean up the mess and change the bed and much to both our surprise
Ryan was leaving while I was coming and wham I took an elbow to the eyes.

At this point I laugh and laugh and then I laugh some more
for real is this really happening? 3 p's all over the floor
The Pee, the Paint and Now the Puke, and hopefully not a black eye
there is opposition in all things I'm learning just not to ask why.

So off the shelf we will take the song and hope for something great
Tomorrow is another day for Ryan, me, Tommy, and Kate
I love my life the joys the pain, but you need a good strong back
to carry the load and deal with it all, (but it helps to have a hoover steamvac).

Tuesday March 16th a day to remember

"It's a new dawn... it's a new day.... it's a new life.... and I'm feelin good!"

Precious!!!

2010-03-12T10:01:00.003-07:00

Poor little guy has his first nasty cold... and he is just miserable but still adorable!

Crusty Jam

2010-03-10T08:31:00.001-07:00

Kate has been sick a lot lately and so I've been using essential oils to try and help build her immune system. So this morning I put some on her feet, and she smelled it and said it smells like crusty jam.

Yum

Sunshine

2010-03-08T21:50:00.002-07:00

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy!!!!

John Denver really got it right when he sang this song. I went for a run today and I can't tell you how refreshed and happy I feel that I could get outside and be in the nice sunshiny weather oh and breathe again without worrying what sorts of toxins I'm sucking in. This may sound crazy but you probably read how February is our least favorite month of the year and so on March 1st I was watching the news and saw the 7 day forecast and there was little suns on some of the days with 50 degree weather and no joke I started to cry for joy. Sad huh, I'm just a sucker for sunshine, I need a good dose of it frequently.

Reading

2010-03-02T15:41:00.002-07:00

I realize I'm so trendy, it seems this is the latest fad read but yes I just finished this book and really liked it. Moving on to book two now.

My buddy

2010-02-28T21:41:00.004-07:00

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" My buddy, my buddy, where ever I go she goes.... my buddy, my buddy, my buddy and me!"

My little Kate loves to be with... As I was making dinner tonight, she just came and sat down right at my feet, she didn't say anything but was practically sitting on my toes. And later (after our Sunday afternoon naps) she came in and curled up right around my legs and if I moved at all she would scoot right in to be with again. (she looks really tired in the picture but she was actually very happy). And I think we've got another little buddy in Tommy, he loves to be with and it is so cute how when you walk into the room, he opens his arms real wide like he's trying to get us and give us a hug.

2 months ago - I hate to admit it- but this sort of thing was more annoying than cute, I was in a real selfish mode and everything needy was just one more thing required of me and I was on edge most of the time. I was pretty quick to snap and raise my voice and my family was acting out because of it.

What changed? Truthfully I forgot how to be positive. A great reminder for me was one day I posted something that I thought was funny on facebook, but it was a negative comment. The response I got back from others got me thinking. One of those responses was from Ryan's aunt Joan and she said basically "you have to look for the positive in all things" (she might have been joking or serious but regardless it woke me up a little). Sounds simple, just look for the positive in everything right? At first I was kind of embarrassed and felt like I had to explain myself, but then after a while I thought well maybe I do need to have a change of attitude. So little by little I made a concious effort to only say positive things (especially about my kids and my life) and in my prayers offer only thanks instead of always asking for things and complaining. I can say that each day I feel like my cup runneth ore. I'm very blessed and I have some funny funny kids who are unique and really just want to Be With. So it's been refreshing to see that simple change in me but especially in the attitude and feeling of our home.

It's true what they say " If mom's not happy no one is". Mothers really do set the tone of the home.

So for today things are positive even amidst the trials we face.

Today's embarrassing moment

2010-02-24T19:17:00.002-07:00

Ryan and I had our 6 month dentist appointments today, (cleaning, checkup) and I've had this annoying cough that never goes away and a yucky sore throat. One thing I hate about having a cough is that every now and then, something will trigger it and I have a full out cough attack, I know about 2 seconds before it starts that I have to excuse myself and disappear. I seriously will cough for about 5 min. and I also have a really sensitive gag reflex, so while I'm hacking, I'm gagging and it's constant so I can't talk till I'm done (Hence the reason I have to disappear cuz it's not a pretty sight).

So I was apprehensive about going to the dentist today afraid that right at the wrong time I would have a cough attack. So they took me back, I got one set of x-rays done fine, but then they did the x-rays where they stick those cubes in your mouth, with the plastic edge, and sure enough the corner of that edge got me right in the wrong spot and I had to take the cube out and get out of the chair and run out while holding my finger up to the assistant telling her "one minute". So she's totally waiting there with both my kids, and I'm wandering around their dentist area trying to find a place to hack it out. There is NO where for me to go and be alone, I'm coughing walking past all the different patients booths, and everyone can hear me cuz it's a small tight space...I'm thinking to myself " this really isn't happening right now". So I think I get it together and we try the x-ray again and I lost it again, and had to take the cube out again, I'm so so embarrassed while the girl is watching me work it out.

Luckily after that I was totally fine but yeah I felt like a total idiot.

Do share your embarrassing moments so I know I'm not alone Please.

Time to run

2010-02-21T21:09:00.002-07:00

"To everything there is a season and a time"

The season is calling and it's about time to dust off those tennis shoes, and get-a-runnin.

I'm excited to have a hobby again.

Zeal

2010-02-20T20:14:00.002-07:00

I had a neat conversation with my friend Krissy while I did her hair.

She shared with me a scripture that is her "motto" for this year because she wants not only to have a zeal towards God but also man. I liked it a lot, the main thing that spoke out to me was our need to love and accept each other as we would our Heavenly Father, to be sincerely excited to be in each others presence.

And the second thing that is really pounding me this year is Faith. I went to an awesome workshop today and one of the speakers (Justin Su'a) spoke on the scripture "be still and know that I am God" That class was totally meant for me. Heavenly Father is trying my faith and wants to see if I will trust him. He has it all laid out for us but it may not be in our time table or in the way we think things should happen, but he won't give us trials that we can't handle with His help.

So here's the scripture:

Alma 27:27 (talking about the anti-Nephi-Lehi's and their awesomeness, and how they do it.)

"And they were among the people of Nephi, and also numbered among the people who were of the church of God. And they were also distinguished for their zeal towards God, and also towards men; for they were perfectly honest and upright in all things; and they were firm in the faith of Christ, even unto the end.

Great examples... Hope I can remember some of this each day and live it.

little ballerina

2010-02-20T20:03:00.003-07:00

Not a great quality picture cuz she kept moving around but this is a day in the life of Kate, Dancing, and shoes and some sort of a dress or tutu

Cute little Tom Tom

2010-02-16T23:15:00.000-07:00

Names

2010-02-16T23:13:00.002-07:00

Lately Kate has been calling me Rachel or Rach especially when she is another character, (snow white, cinderella etc.)

So tonight she named Ryan, she put her hand up and started laughing when she called him Teacher.

Mom=Rachel
Dad=Teacher

I love her little creative mind.

We usually hear what we WANT to hear

2010-02-14T21:30:00.002-07:00

mom: "Kate after veggie tales is over you are going to have a nap and/or quiet time ok"
Kate: "ok"
Mom: "Kate what happens after veggie tales is over?"
Kate: "party time!"

Valentines Day 2010

2010-02-14T21:04:00.003-07:00

Happy Valentines day! This year Ryan got me some spa visits and flowers... which I thought was so neat cuz I never get to be pampered, I'm always the one doing the pampering so that was awesome. I got him an itunes gift card and some bubbly.

We sort of joke about how February is a rough month for us. The weather is awful, we've all been sick on and off every week about this time of year, there's not a big break to look forward to until spring break that Ryan gets off, and we all around feel stressed, tired, grumpy, on edge, and basically not very romantic. So when there's tension we sometimes laugh and say "oh yeah it's February" but Valentines day comes and and we both try a little harder and make that extra effort when it comes to our relationship and things start looking up.

So yet again February has come and taken us for a ride, but I'm happy to say everything's coming up roses. Now if spring can just hurry and get here, and if we can manage somehow to keep Kate healthy we'd be on our way.

Success so far

2010-02-12T23:15:00.001-07:00

The toys were cleaned up several times today by Kate and Kate alone, with no weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth (ok maybe a little gnashing of teeth). And She earned back 2 polly pockets.
GOOD JOB KATE!

Learning lessons the hard way

2010-02-11T15:45:00.004-07:00

So last week Kate colored a nice picture on the couch with a pen so she had to pack them all back up and put them in a ziploc bag, and for a week she didn't get to color, but hooray, lesson learned, cuz every time she goes to color now, she makes sure to tell me that she won't color on the couch.

So I came home from work last night ready to be done for the day but the place was a disaster, covered in polly pockets, so I gave Kate a heads up that we were going to clean up in 5 min. So 5 min. came and I asked her to help me clean them up and she didn't so I asked again, and she whined and cried and didn't help, so the third time I counted to 3 and if she didn't help she was going to lose her polly's for the whole day the next day. Well today the polly's are on the gobble chair and aren't being played with. She's tried to show me with the barbies that she cleaned them up so that she can play with the polly's but not today I said... And she keeps telling me that she will clean them up, but not today, maybe tomorrow I say, and she cries and cries, and I hope she's learning a lesson that if you make the mess you have to clean it up. We'll see tomorrow what happens at clean up time.

Wonderful Face

2010-02-10T20:10:00.001-07:00

Kate was cracking up tonight cuz Tommy had green bean baby food on his face, and in between laughs she would sigh and say "Oh Tommy you have a wonderful face".

Big hug

2010-02-07T22:07:00.002-07:00

My garden

2010-02-07T21:53:00.002-07:00

I was taking a nap last Sunday and I woke up to Ryan saying to Kate, "What IS that?" "oh Kate you don't color on the carpet" then I hear Kate say " but dad, it's my garden". So I go out to find her purple grape lotion that she got for Christmas ALL over the carpet in little patches, seriously ALL over the carpet. It was a little here and a little there etc... because Kate was painting herself a pretty garden on the floor. So I didn't freak out too much cuz we have our beloved carpet cleaner. So I finally got around to cleaning the carpet up and this is what is still left even after, shout, spot shot, and 4 runs with the actual carpet shampooer machine, I have purple carpet now. You know there just comes a time when you accept that you are a mother and that you have children and that your house, and clothes will always have stains on them. It adds character right?

Delirious

2010-02-06T23:05:00.002-07:00

So you probably all have experienced times when your children wake up and are completely delirious and basically not awake, so it's 11:00 and Kate starts crying, so I go in her room and she is wandering around pointing at her toys but not able to tell me what she wants, so I keep trying to wake her up so I can put her back to bed (that sounds backwards) but if I don't she'll just keep crying. So I bring her in our room and I'm holding her and she just keeps pointing at the wall, then I feel a warm sensation running from my hip and down my leg, yep I just got peed on. Note to self...in the future when Kate wakes up and is crying, try the potty first, it might just save you unnecessary clean-up.

Tommy's first haircut

2010-02-05T08:09:00.002-07:00

We cut all of about 5 hairs but now it's all even

Mommy daughter Pizza Party

2010-02-02T22:25:00.004-07:00

Thanks to Camille Kenyon and Kim Sharps awesome ideas we got to have a mommy and daughter night with pizza, treats and Kate favorite lately.... watching Enchanted.

Lesson in Faith

2010-02-02T10:29:00.004-07:00

All things happen for a reason I just wish I could see that clearly while I'm wallowing in self pity while somewhat enduring a trial.

As you have probably read time and time again on my blog, one of the most annoying and frustrating trials for me is being sick. So here I am again boo hooo-ing about this silly cold that I have used as an excuse to stop me from what I need or want to do each day. So finally yesterday I woke up, head pounding, body aching from coughing so much, and two pieces of tissue stuffed up my nose to stop the dripping, Kate wants this and Tommy's crying for that, and as dumb as it sounds I laid on the kitchen floor thinking that I'm dying ( ok maybe not that dramatic ) but I did say out loud "I'm done, I can't do this today" I had a hair appointment scheduled and couldn't reschedule due to a crazy busy week, and I truly wondered if I was going to survive. I'm here the next day to tell you that I did survive can you believe it?

Finally once I got the kids happy and occupied I escaped to my bedroom where I said a sincere prayer asking Heavenly Father for help and for peace and just a reassurance that I would get through this, and that somehow I could make it through the hair appointment that night without coughing and nose running etc. So I flipped open my scriptures to whatever opened up and I got my answer:

3 nephi chapeter 13

vs. 8 "......Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask him..."

v. 25 "....Take no thought for your life, , what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body....is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?"

v.26 "Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

v.30 "Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, even so will he clothe you, if ye are not of little faith."

v. 31 "Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (Or in my case what shall I do to get through this?)

v.32 "For your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.

v. 33 "But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.

v. 34 "Take therefore no thought for the morrow, for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.

After I read that a feeling came over me that I could do this and it was in the Lords hands. I really believed Him and knew that he would help me get through it.

Well the rest of the day I still felt sick but I believed I could do that appointment that night, so I showered, got ready and left. And from the moment I walked into the salon my nose cleared up and I didn't cough once through that whole 2 hour appointment. I expected to leave and be sick again but I felt a lot better and today I'm on the mend.

The point is...Yes I knew I would eventually get better and I knew I would survive, but I needed to learn a lesson in Faith and I needed a reminder that heavenly Father knows my needs, and even though my trials might be small compared to others, He still cares. I do feel that my faith has been strengthened and it feels awesome.

2010-01-27T08:58:00.004-07:00

Hello Little cutie!

Tommy at 4 1/2 months

difference in years

2010-01-02T21:41:00.000-07:00

I like to compare what happens from year to year and look back and see what's the same and what's different so I put 2008's and 2009's christmas cards on here so I could see what's changed and what's the same... ( and what I need to work on this next year ).

2008 Christmas card

2010-01-02T21:40:00.001-07:00

2008 has surely been great!
Mainly because of our dear little Kate,
What do you do with a child that's 2?
For starters she's learning #1 and #2.
Most parents will know that this task isn't easy
Learning to go potty can sometimes be cheesy,
The victory dances, the stickers and treats,
And she tells of her successes to whomever she meets.
But alas through the messes and the sanity tests,
We're proud of our Kate, and think she is the best!

Ryan is loving his work and his trade,
This year he has switched from 3rd to 5th grade.
The kids at this age seem to get all his jokes,
They sure do love him as well as their folks.
The Parents at Deerfield show their thanks through and through
And it's thanks to them we go on date's too.
We're grateful for his job and our wonderful life
And I'm happy to say that I'm sure a lucky wife.

The focus for me this year was to run,
My first marathon I can say that I've done.
St. George look for me cuz I'm comin' again,
Can't wait to start training for 2,000---10.
We hope for the holidays you cherish the time
with family or friends or the loved ones you find,
We'll do the same, hoping to see you near.
But until then Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Our Christmas card 2009

2010-01-02T21:34:00.002-07:00

Like sand through the hourglass so are the days of our lives…
This is the Wells family, and these are the
DAYS OF OUR LIVES

Previously -the year 2008- on days of our lives, The Wells family (Ryan, Rachel, and Kate) was living a life full of movement, accomplishment, constancy and an occasional trial or two. You’ll see as we move to season ‘09 some of the same but also a twist or two (Dun Dun Dun -added for dramatic effect).

Kate, also known as Princess Kate, Fairy Barbie, Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping beauty, Belle, Jasmine, Ariel, etc. (the name depends on the day, and she decides who she is that day). Kate has successfully learned all the sounds of the alphabet (thanks to leap frog‘s letter factory), and has started at a preschool that includes dance and singing. Kate definitely provides the entertainment and creativity to the Wells family.

Ryan was comfortable in his life until a challenge arose, a challenge with his brother that tested him physically and mentally. Weight loss…Summer started in June and the battle began. After 3 months of strict diet and exercise Ryan was able to conquer, no- utterly waste his competition (sorry Jay), not only achieving his goal but having a renewed appreciation for his new look… Rachel has enjoyed it too. Still teaching 5th grade, Ryan is lucky to have a good class this year and hopes it lasts till next season.

Last season (‘08) Rachel was physically active, running and training for the marathon, her life was full of movement. Since then she experienced a different kind of movement, one that comes from within. A baby kicking her belly. For Rachel 2009 was spent lounging by pool sides and getting ready for the new arrival of their baby boy.

Tommy Jay Wells was born on the lucky birthday of 9/9/09 he weighed 7lbs. 3oz. And was 20 inches long. His mom and dad have fallen completely in love with him, but he gets more love from his big sister Kate who wants to kiss him, hug him, touch him, hold him, dance with him, snuggle with him, feed him, change him etc. etc. etc…So no worries, this little cutie will not have a shortage of love and attention. One smile from Tommy and everyone stops and gathers around to enjoy it together. When times are tough and life is crazy Tommy is the glue that brings the family together, and together is where we always want to be.

This is the Wells family, and these are the days of our lives.

Till next year, Merry Christmas

Yes I know Heavenly Father loves me

2010-01-01T12:01:00.002-07:00

So I made the mistake of going out and getting some things done while the kids were tired, while it was snowing outside and to the very place I despise... south Orem (the mall and distribution center) the week before Christmas Mistake #1 I was being a little careless while driving mostly because if you don't jump on your chance to turn and go you'll lose your place and be stuck at a light or parking lot or wherever...forever... so I was about to make a right hand turn at the light by mimi's cafe and university pkwy. and there was a white corolla in front of me (I thought he had gone already...mistake #2 which I learned not to assume any more) cuz I jumped at the chance to get in the traffic line up and so I hurried and went but unfortunately he hadn't!!! I totally rear ended him and there was a big crunching sound. So once I realized what just happened I thought "oh crap"

So here's a little background and the reason for the "oh crap" thoughts.... with our car insurance we have a cash back plan that gives us extra money each year in November if there's no claims on our insurance and so far we are doing great! November is always my slowest month at work and so thus it is always a little tight financially for us so that cash back check is always very welcomed if you know what I mean. So If I just got in an accident that would mean a claim on our insurance which means no money this next year...also I was in a very vulnerable state emotionally and was already just wanting to get home so to sit there and call the cops and work it all out would have pushed me right over the edge...

So I thought "oh crap" now what?? So I jumped out of the car and so did the guy I hit, and we both looked at our cars back and forth and again and again... and seriously.. I couldn't even see a dirt mark or scratch or anything on either car and his car was white... there wasn't even a trace that anything had just happened I was actually confused about it. so after that he started to grab his neck like he was hurt... and I thought "oh crap" again... don't play this card, and try to get whatever you can from me.. but as he did that he saw that I had the kids in the back seat and he forgot all about his neck and asked if my babies were alright. I told him we're fine and that I was so sorry, if he wanted my number, if he's ok etc... but he just said don't worry about it and we both drove away.

I of course cried the whole way home thanking Heavenly Father cuz that to me was a miracle that nothing happened.

So like I said, Yes I know Heavenly Father loves me

Christmas festivities

2010-01-01T11:33:00.005-07:00

Here's what's been happening lately
1st
Kate climbed up on stage with the primary for the program at the ward Christmas breadfast/ service auction and pretended to know all the songs. it was so cute ( she's still in nursery that's why it was so funny.

2nd
Kate's preschool program she said her little part just great it went like this "T-is for tinsel to decorate the tree, to twinkle and sparkle for all to see. Then they did a dance and also a singing one... they sang I saw mommy kissing Santa Claus, and we wish you a Merry Christmas ( or as she says we fish you a merry christmas)

3rd
Christmas Eve at Jenni's we swung on the swing, Kate and daddy did some tubing and 4 wheel riding, and of course played with the "farm" animals.

4th

Kate decided to do some artwork on the couch, she went to daddy with chapstick (hamstick) in her hand and said look daddy a Christmas tree...

5th

We celebrated Christmas on the 23rd and drove to New Mexico on the 25th... it was great..not a single car on the road, and since we left so early it was so peaceful and beautiful. We got to watch the sun rise and shine on the snow, peaceful that is until we had a bird fly right into our windshield....krrr-splat....Ryan even made the sound effects "ahhhhh.....ewwwww" It was pretty funny but gross. Here's a pic of Kate's teeth full of scooby snacks in the car.

New Mexico was a little rough for me this year cuz the night after we got there Kate got this bad cough and the next night was up literally the entire night puking every 30 minutes. We sat in the bedroom watching backyardigans and scooby from 12:00 midnight to 6:00 am when she finally fell back asleep. After that I decided to take her to the insta care and she ended up with a brochitis type thing so they gave her a steroid and an inhaler which has helped a lot.... unfortunately I got sick too and ended up with some infections of my own one of which was strep.. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year right!

6th

New years
We came home the day before New Years Eve and that was nice to be home especially when we are sick, and poor Ryan didn't get his New Years kiss cuz I was zonked out at about 9:30 while watching Land of the Lost and at 10:30 we crawled into bed... fun eh. We did manage to have a tea party though and play on the "sharkies" (mattress bed in the front room) also we decorated the ginger bread house. It was a different but fun vacation.

7th

Cute little Tommy... can't forget him... he's so great, he just kind of comes along for the ride and is such a good boy.

Funny little Kate

2009-12-14T08:47:00.001-07:00

The other day on our way home from preschool Kate waved goodbye to one of her teachers and said "Goodbye miss Cheryl" and then I asked if she loved her teachers and she said "hmmm no, they're not mommy" That made me happy mostly because I feel like I'm more the ogre than anything...saying "time for this or that" and "don't do this and that" so that was cute to me..( she really does love her pre-school teachers though).

Today as we were walking up our 3 flights of stairs she said while in her snow boots "can't-pick-up-legs...Too-heavy" so I started laughing and she said "Not like Buzz lightyear huh".

Yesterday on our way home from church Ryan said (sorry Ryan) "I'm gonna crap my pants" and Kate said with a scrunched up face and an inquisitive look "you're gonna CRAP your pants??" usually I would say something like "Ryan watch what you say around her" but I was laughing too hard to get anything out.

The latest

2009-11-27T21:07:00.009-07:00

My sister is awesome, she is 8 months pregnant and was willing to go and take some pictures of our family today, we seriously took like 4 hours out of her day and she got to witness or re-live I should say the nightmare of taking family pictures. When I picked our outfits out, it was warm springy weather but Kate got the swine flu and a few weeks went by and so I thought it was going to be nice today but we froze and the kids cried... I guess that is what you would expect for family pictures but luckily I think we got some good ones cuz Mandy is a magician on the camera.

Oh and Thanksgiving was yesterday, we went to Samantha's house and Jessica came over (Ryan's sisters) and we had a nice meal, the kids were awesome and we even got a few hands of wizard in. So all in all it was a great day.

Here's some cuties of Tommy in his blessing outfit and some other fun pics (thanks again Mandy)

I will survive!

2009-11-13T08:57:00.006-07:00

ahhhhh (that is a huge sigh of relief because we now have a working computer) hooray and halleluja (spelling?)

It's a long story of why we didn't have a computer but I just want to say that we survived! Heck I'd like to say we survived to a lot of things, this last week is one of them...Ryan we think has/had mono, Kate we think had swine flu, (luckily Tommy and I still are healthy, Knock on wood), There really is something to taking vitamins, washing your hands till they crack and bleed, and gargling and swabbing with salt water...it seems to be keeping the bugs away...

Tommy finally slept a 7 hr stretch at 9 weeks and has done that twice now, and he is going to bed earlier (Thank you Mandy for reminding me that we can do that) So come 8:30 both kids are in bed (in general) and we get to have a little time together to watch shows, read, have snacks or just go to be ourselves. So yes we survived the first 9 weeks of Tommy's life which at times I wasn't sure if we were going to. We also survived the first Ward party, just 2 more to go this year ( I got a new calling, activities co-chair) Ryan also got a new calling Stake varsity scout master-yikes- and hopefully he will survive this weekend which is his first campout with this ward and yes it snowed today...They are going to nutty putty caves.

Here are some pictures of halloween festivities, we did a snow white theme this year, and there's a fun picture of Kate and her cousins Elle and Owen, also Kate's first day of preschool.

Tommy is now smiling and I am absolutely loving it! He is such a doll and Kate is such a doll with him, she ADORES him no joke, (as you can see). He also seems to cry less now, I don't know if it's just cuz his digestive system is maturing, or now he can see so he's happier, or what but it is super fun.

Here's a couple of pics that are up to date for now.

still here

2009-11-11T22:41:00.002-07:00

I really do exist...the situation is as follows... we have been computer-less for 2 months now and I have so many pictures I want to share and things I want to say but it's tough without a computer handy when the kids are quietly contained and I can escape for a second so hopefully soon I can post more...

A little about Kate

2009-10-07T07:35:00.002-07:00

I just have to say that I love to listen to little Kate play, she plays and plays and plays all day long with her "pee pockets" (polly pockets). She lives in a whole fantasy world and they all talk to each other, it's funny to listen to the conversations that they have. most of the conversations involve someone yelling "help I'm falling" and another "friend" coming to the rescue, or they talk about their ooowwwies, and the "friend" tells them that they're sorry. It's pretty cute.

The last of the good weather

2009-10-07T07:25:00.002-07:00

So I probably shouldn't get this ambitious right after having a baby but I had to take advantage of the good weather so I went running the other day and I must say, it felt sooooo good! The next day I was definitely sore but it was nice to feel like myself for a minute. I've found that getting out even if it's just for a drive, it a good cure for the baby blues. Something about the sunshine is very theraputic.

Look who's 3

2009-10-02T08:11:00.002-07:00

Tommy boy

2009-10-02T07:47:00.001-07:00

I got the computer to work long enough to upload these little cuties

He's here!

2009-09-28T10:25:00.002-07:00

Our computer is struggling so I can't get our pictures up, but Tommy is here! He was born on
9-9-09 and yes we were induced...it went really well from start to finish it took 3 hours so it was pretty smooth. We've been home now for almost 3 weeks and it's been a whirlwind but I think we are finally leveling out, and I think maybe we will survive :) He was 7 lbs 3 oz and 20 inches long, and he has a ton of dark hair. I'll put pictures up when we get this computer functioning.

Oh I got a new calling yesterday, activities co-chair in our ward. So I guess I'm off and running giddyup.

update

2009-09-04T20:20:00.001-07:00

Well we've decided to induce on the 9th, but my dr. doesn't think we'll make it till then so I'll keep you updated at some point...As of the 3rd, I'm at a 3 and 90% effaced...so you would think anytime now but who know's how the body works. I'm feeling anxious though and so is Ryan.

3 or 4 weeks???

2009-08-19T08:07:00.002-07:00

I am back and forth trying to decide if we should induce a week early which would be 3 weeks away or wait and see what happens naturally...ahhh decisions decisions. But I have to say that I'm excited to meet little Tommy and also very excited to not be prego anymore.

Well some other new news is that I am moving salons again... De Leon is closing their doors and come Sept. 1 I have to find a new place to work. I have a couple of options but haven't decided yet where exactly I want to be. so there again, decisions decisions. So I'm going to take september off and start work again at the beginning of October.

Kate is doing awesome on the potty, I'm so proud of her. She even told her nursery leader on Sunday that she needed to go and didn't wait for us to come and take her... hooray.

Ryan and i are teaching the marriage and family relations class still, and it's been fun to be able to prepare specific lessons once a week together, I've learned some new insights from him and we've been able to kind of learn and grow together.

The other day, I asked Kate if that night she was going to take her Jammies off after I close the door to leave and she said "yes" and I asked her why she does that, and she said while rubbing her arms and tummy "it's soooooo comfy" so we just sneak in after she's asleep and re-dress her so she's not cold in the night.

Ryan starts school tomorrow :( It's been a fun summer together going to the gym and 7-peaks. Oh and he won the weight bet that he had with his brother Jay I'm so proud of him, he lost 17 pounds this summer and he definitely deserves the recognition cuz he worked hard... and I must say that he is looking good!

24th of July

2009-07-26T06:49:00.001-07:00

Camping with Kenyons and Sharps

2009-07-24T11:07:00.002-07:00

Arizona just Ryan and I

2009-07-24T11:02:00.001-07:00

more summer fun

2009-07-24T10:57:00.001-07:00

tired Kate

2009-06-27T07:48:00.002-07:00

Belle...the Beast

2009-06-27T07:41:00.002-07:00

We got a few tickets to the scera shell this year, one of them being the Beauty and the Beast play, we thought we would try taking Kate and see how she'd do. Well the day came and we went, and she sat on one of our laps the whole entire 2 1/2 hours mesmerized. She got all into it asking "where's Gaston?" "what's the matter with Belle, why is she sad?" she loved it... we can't call it beauty and the beast though cuz she gets confused cuz beauty is sleeping beauty so it's called Belle... the beast.

Good morning Kate

2009-06-27T07:05:00.001-07:00

This morning Kate came into our bedroom after the second night of staying "dry" (we may even be potty trained for the night soon, who knows?) and the first thing she said was "Mom I want to smell your hair" so I let her and asked "what does it smell like?" she said "m&m's" then she wanted me to smell hers and I told her it smelled like flowers.

Then she wanted me to smell her fingernails and I told her they smelled like chocolate candy then she smelled mine and said they smelled like angels.

Summer time

2009-06-12T09:11:00.007-07:00

Ok I guess it's been long enough, I'll start blogging again.

Here's a quick rundown of the last little while. Ryan finished school hooray! And we have since re-arranged our house getting ready for little Tommy to come. which means in a condo, that can get tricky, we managed to combine some furniture and other things to make it all fit and work but it's quite comical, our bedroom has now become furniture warehouse. We have the office set up in one corner, our bed with 2 night stands on each side, the book case, the dresser the piano and we even managed to leave a walkway so that we can live too. ahhh what the heck, it's not beautiful but it works.

We went on a trip to Panaca for memorial day and that was super fun. The whole Wells family came and joined the Free family and they even said they would go back next year so it must have left a good enough impression on them :) We hiked, swam, found trilabites, lizard, frogs, crawdads, and snakes, and even managed to see a couple of wild horses. All in all it was a great trip, and Kate keeps talking about camping and going in the tent. It's funny, whenever it's windy outside she says in a sad voice "let's go in the tent" (she's afraid of the wind, we discovered).

Potty training is coming along fine, I found a whole bunch of polly pocket dolls on KSL and bought them and every day she can go without an accident she gets a new polly pocket! And I must say she is getting quite the collection. She loves to stack them up on the piano like it's their special castle, then she climbs up and plays the piano while she sings part of your world... I will try to get it on video without her knowing, it's pretty cute.

Ryan has had a horrible toothache since school ended and sure enough we need to schedule him a root canal. If only you could plan these things and they didn't spring up on you from one week to the next. luckily he has cleared up some of the infection so he's not in pain anymore. Just in time for the WMD (Wells Male Day) they do a guy trip every year to New Mexico, and that is where he is right now.

So there you have it, the run down. Hopefully I'll stay more up to date from now on.

Is there really a light at the end of this tunnel?

2009-05-20T06:44:00.002-07:00

I think I might see an end to potty training, Kate is totally potty trained at home I don't even worry any more about accidents but the trick is when we leave the house. Well 2 days ago we went to blockbuster and she was wandering around then came and whispered to me "gotta go potty" so I casually but promptly found out where to go and she took her diaper off and climbed up on the potty and went! I tried not to make a huge deal of it and acted more like it's just what we do and she was cool with it. So then just yesterday we were at Wen and Lynnes house and she wandered off again to play and then came back and asked "where's the potty?" so I took her again and sure enough she had a dry diaper and went on the potty.

I'm learning an important lesson about potty training Patience. I tried wayyyyy too early and pushed wayyy to hard to have her get it and now it has become a power struggle and control issue. So I've spent the last 4-6 months letting her decide what she wants to do (wear a diaper, wear panties, etc..) and I think it might pay off. So with baby #2 I'm waiting till he's ready for sure. With Kate we're not there yet but at least we're on our way Hooray!

What is it???

2009-04-24T07:34:00.002-07:00

Yesterday we got the good news... ready for the drumrollllllllllll
IT'S A BOY!! We are so excited to have a new little addition that now has a gender he's not an "it" anymore. hooray Blue it is.

Wicked

2009-04-24T07:31:00.002-07:00

Anyone who knows me, knows that I have an obsession with Wicked the broadway play, and I've never seen it until this week! and I must say AMAZING!!! Truly Amazing, and was on the edge of my seat the WHOLE entire time.... Defying gravity totally gave me chills I loved every second of it! And when it ended I wanted it to start all over again. So yeah I would recommend it to everyone if you get a chance.

Spring Break

2009-04-24T07:24:00.002-07:00

For Spring Break we decided to go to New Mexico for a change of scenery... Great timing because my cousin Ashley and Scott were there at the same time visiting some of their friends so we got to play a little with them. We got some shopping done of course, and we got to relax a bit too. The boys new hobby is pot gut shooting so they went and here is some of their (gross) souveniers. It was a great trip thanks Kim and Frank for always making it fun for us to visit.

Easter

2009-04-24T07:03:00.004-07:00

Easter was lots of fun... we went to the annual Bennion Easter egg hunt party. there we had yummy subway sandwiches and salads, the kids got to color easter eggs and then went out in the front yard to find their special easter eggs. Kate did great she's such a big girl now which is so much fun. here's some cute shots of that day.
Then sunday morning Kate woke up to this trail of eggs leading her to a treasure hunt so she could eventually find her special easter basket.... In her basket is a Cinderella polly pocket doll and she still hasn't put that thing down... she absolutely loves to play with those and dress them over and over again. Easter sunday was fun especially to see all of the cute little kids all dolled up in their new clothes and hair done so cute. Kate got to wear her cute bunny bow that aunt Julie Jensen made... and I must say it was a hit. So thanks again Julie.

I love things to look forward to.

2009-04-19T07:39:00.001-07:00

Awesome week ahead.... Wicked tonight. and thursday we find out what we're having so I'll let you know details later

Gotta get to the temple

2009-04-07T07:49:00.001-07:00

Conference was great.. I have a new resolve to get to the temple more often since I could walk to it I should make it a weekly habit.

You could have given me the world

2009-04-07T07:33:00.003-07:00

So it's a little late getting here to the blog but I had a wonderful Birthday....not to sound pessimistic or anything but I didn't really have big or any expectations for the day this year... I was totally satisfied with WHATEVER even if that meant nothing as far as surprises, outings, etc... (maybe that neutral attitude comes with pregnancy... yep I'm sure it does) anyway, so I got up and took Ryan to school, then came home and got Kate some breakfast or as she would call it "Deen-r" (dinner). But when I went to open the fridge there was a cute card with a dvd attached all wrapped up in a cute bow, Ryan had put it there cuz he knew I would find it. The dvd was Twighlight of course and we were able to watch it together when he got home from his night class. That was great. ( I love the thought...it truly is the thought that counts for me) anyway I loved it, he surprised me and to tell you the truth he could have put a sticky note to the carton of milk that said "I love you" and it totally would have had the same effect....or he could have given me the world and I would have been just as thrilled. Thanks Ryan for all your sweetness.

I also was able to go and have a fun lunch that afternoon with my sisters and my mom at Jenni's house and she made us a delicious soup and lettuce wraps... and we had yummy oatmeal cookies. Of course we sat a chatted for a good chunk of the day about our lives and we laughed and cried...It's definitely becoming part of the lunch routine with them and I love it. It's great to have each other.

I will say that one of my favorite parts of the day was when Kate and I were driving in the car and out of nowhere Kate said from the back seat " oh Happy birthday mom" and then went on and kept playing. --the night before Ryan had told her to sing happy birthday to me the next day and i guess she remembered-- I need to give her more credit for what she can understand and process at this age (2 1/2). Anyway it was adorable... oh one other thing that is irrelevant but cute was when we got to Jenni's we got out of the car and their dog Chevy is always there to greet you, so I got Kate out of the car and she said in the sweetest voice " oh hi chevers....kissy kissy". Very cute

Well I was definitely given the world for my birthday and I have some other fun things coming up too...that are birthday gifts, I went to dinner with Ryan a few nights later at Good Wood, and in a few weeks I get to go see Wicked and if you know me you'll know that that has been a long awaited want of mine, so I finally get to see it hooray!

Dress ups

2009-03-27T07:14:00.001-07:00

Kate loves to dress up, Daily she'll disappear for a minute then return in her own creations... I love it.

Likes and dislikes

2009-03-26T09:11:00.006-07:00

Likes
Kate (it's a given)
Ryan (it's a given)
Sleep (")
Running (")
when Mandy thinks LOL means "lots of love"
Music
SUNSHINE
When Kate gives me kisses of her own choice
My calling (church)
The end of Feb. and March (always rough months)
visiting teaching
sister time
Friends (that unfortunately are all moving far away or have already :(
this weekend... we get to do fun stuff that I'll blog about later
Reminiscing

writing papers ( I told Ryan that when he gets his masters I'll have a masters too cuz I like to help him write his papers

The biggest loser
Chuck
de-junking....throwing away stuff and cleaning out my house
having money
anticipating the gender of baby #2 or "fetus"
President Monson

Dislikes
Emptying the dishwasher
Scraping the snow off my windows in March
planning what to eat for dinners and shopping for it.
finding a swimsuit not knowing what size I'll be this summer
telemarketers
not having money
feeling blah (due to gloomy weather, and I guess pregnancy)
President Obama (hope i don't offend anyone)
being over scheduled with "un-fun" stuff
good movies or songs that out of nowhere drop the F bomb or other explicities for no reason

Aren't we supposed to be moving forward?

2009-03-03T12:15:00.002-07:00

So my sister and I talked just yesterday about the where our lives are going and all of the sudden things are moving.....backward??

we now have to dial 1-801.....to make a phone call, so yeah that's inconvenient..and today I'm enjoying the sun and 61 degree weather breaze by hanging ALL of my freshly cleaned laundry out on my patio... I went to dry my clothes and sheets and stuff and the dryer seems to be on the fritz making funny noises and smelling like burnt toast...hmmmm. I'm not gonna mess with it till the man of the house gets home so I don't ruin it. So I went around the kitchen gathering all of my chip clips and we are doing things as nature intended i guess.

So we're going back in time today. But what a great day to do it right. sunny and beautiful.
I'm trying to remember that when you are given lemons just make lemonade :)

unchie

2009-02-26T13:53:00.000-07:00

seriously...not even 5 minutes after cleaning Kate's bathroom especially all around every inch of the toilet I come back in and she has a corner of a square of toilet paper trying to wipe and clean up her mess....THE MESS: Unchie (translation-poop) all over her hands, legs, calves and of course ALL over the toilet....no seriously ALL over the toilet I didn't take a picture for fear that she might go and track it somewhere else in the house or go to wipe her face or something but I'm most proud to say that I didn't freak out, I didn't yell, I KEPT MY COOL...and now the mess is cleaned up, she is bathed and her fingernails are clipped (who knows what could have been lurking under there). I'm bummed now that there's no evidence of it now but I couldn't chance leaving to get the camera.

Heartbeat

2009-02-25T11:18:00.001-07:00

10 weeks and we have a heartbeat! hooray that's always a relief to hear that so hopefully the miscarriage rate will go down significantly after that but still you never know.

I'm super excited to have #2 come we'll keep you posted on the latest

Shhhh

2009-02-15T12:21:00.002-07:00

So it's been a week now since this began but last Sunday while we were in sacrament meeting Kate started wander past "the boundries we set for her away from our bench and so i gave her the signal to come back which is "sssstt sssstt" normally that works and she comes back but that day and since then whenever I want her to do something or not do something for that matter her response is this with her finger over her mouth....."shhhhhhh be quiet" ahh we love 2 year olds.

"No I'n washing"

2009-02-15T12:18:00.002-07:00

While kate was taking a shower she had a bar of soap and was rubbing all over the faucet and drain...so daddy says "Kate are you cleaning?" and kate says in return "no I'n washing"