Mommy's little helper

Zion loves helping mommy do the laundry, especially the load/unload from the dryer part. Anytime I start doing laundry she'll come running, "help you, help you!" And as always when the basket is full she climbs right in. What a fun game. I love how kids are so easily entertained, and they love doing chores at such a young age. Zion absolutley loves putting dishes in the sink, sweeping, and throwing away dirty diapers, and even cleaning up her own messes. What a trooper. All I can do now is hope it lasts!





p.s. don't ya love the 'fro. It is my fave. I had braided it a few days before, and had taken them out earlier in the day, this is the end result.

JFK Memorial

After our visit to the aquarium we took a little walk to the memorial sight where President JFK was shot. For those of you who haven't been here or seen it, the "X" in the road is were one of the shots was fired.

The Dallas World Aquarium

For Easter we decided to do something fun, and memorable. So we took the kids to the Dallas World Aquarium. On our way up to the exhibit we decided to get on an elevator instead of taking the stairs. The doors opened, we stepped inside with about 8 other people, kids included, and the doors closed behind us. We hadn't even gone up a foot when the elevator stopped. Yes, it completely stopped. We had to use the elevator phone to call someone to the rescue. We were stuck inside the claustrophobic elevator with ornery kids, for about 20 minutes, while maintenance frantically tried to get us out. Finally the doors opened and we stepped down from the elevators captivity. After getting a full refund, along with the friendly people we got acquainted with while held hostage by the elevator, we were happily on our way, up the stairs this time 'round. Zion loved every minute of it till the end, as you may notice in the last picture, and even lil' Ez enjoyed the scenery. Eric and I had fun too. Honestly, it was better than the zoo, maybe for the simple fact that it is inside and I didn't have to wear sunscreen, but we had a blast!

Easter egg hunt

Steph and the kids came over so we could have a little Easter egg hunt.

Breckyn and Ez chilled out while big bro and sis played in the sand box.
And they're off....


Ez and Bryn watch from the sidelines.We had a lot of fun, it was actually a nice day apart from the wind. We had lunch and let the kids play. It was nice. I love visiting with my sis. And our kids always have so much fun.

Lotion

Exhibit A: Hair slicked to side of head with lotion, and hand in containerExhibit B: Zion showing off her shiney, overly oily hair Exhibit C: Notice hands and shirt sleeves soaked in oil, pay no attention to the black dots on arm, that's only paint from the freshly painted stair rail outside.
So for all of you who may not know, Zion's hair is not like mine, but it's not quite like her daddy's either. It is a little of both, very curly, and dry, but fine. So in order to do anything to it, to make it look decent, I have to use special oils and/or lotions for her hair. So earlier today I did Zion's hair, and I always put everything away after I use it to prevent any messes. But unfortunately, today, I thought- 'eh, it'll be ok, I'll put it away later. And I went on about my day, doing laundry, dishes, etc. In the meantime Zion took a nap, and then after lunch I turned on some Hanna Montana for her to watch while I fed Ez. So of course as I'm feeding him, I'm thinking she is being a good little girl, but to my surprise, in the silence of the moment I went to check on her. "Look mommy lotion", she says as she wipes a handful of lotion in her hair and onto her face. I think she had used almost half of the container on her hair, can you believe it? What a silly goose.

The after bath...

too precious for words

Splish, splash

Zion and Ez both love getting a bath, this was the first time together.

I've been tagged!

1. What were you doing 10 years ago?

• I was in 8th grade, being friends with all the popular kids, but not being popular myself.

2. 5 things on my to do list today?

• get ready for work
• make dinner
• clean the kitchen
• feed the kids
• go to work

3. What snacks I enjoy?

• chocolate
• cookies
• chocolate covered raisins

4. What would I do if I were to suddenly be a billionaire?

• pay off debts
• buy a house
• buy a car
• buy my parent's business, so they won't have to work anymore.
• travel the world
• buy stocks

5. 3 bad habits.

• I tend to be a little on the lazy side
• I always think I'm right when most the time I'm not.
• I can never make up my mind.

6. 5 places I've lived.

• Layton, Utah
• Ogden, Utah
• San Diego, California- only for a week
• Irving, Texas

looks like only 4, oh well.

7. 5 jobs I've had.

• receptionist at Hair Max
• stylist at Hair Max
• stylist at Shear Image
• stylist at Great Clips
• Boob maker at Mentor

8. 5 things people don't know about me.

• I met my husband through my best friend Chelsi
• I eloped to Texas to get married
• I had a giant picture of myself taken when I was about 7 yrs old, which was later put in the relief society building in Salt Lake City for 10+ years, and is now currently at my parents' home.
• I used take singing lessons
• I love to draw and doodle, and read

People I'm tagging- Kelsie, Steph, Kimmy, Jaclyn, and Amy

For Fajah

I talked to my parents last night, and I promised my dad I'd take more pictures and update my blog. So to keep my promise, here you go daddy'o. Ezekiel is almost 5 months now, he weighs 14lb, and is 24 in. long. He can roll over, coo, smile, and eat mush. I am sad to say I am no longer nursing. It was just too hard to pump at work, but he did get a good 4 months of breast milk, unlike Zion who got 8, but oh well. Speaking of Zion, she is now repeating everything she hears, literally. She's even singing songs. Oh, and finally after 2 years, her hair can fit in a ponytail, miracle! I know a lot of you will find it hard to believe, but I have a hard time dealing with her hair. After I wash it and comb it out (which is always a hassle) it's perfect. But then she wakes up and...what a mess. So trust me when I say that the ponytail achievement is a miracle.

American Idol

So, Tuesday night I was watching, of course, American Idol. Some of the performers auditioned with instruments. Honestly I think it was a bad idea, some were good, like the girl that played the keyboard with the long curly blonde hair. But there one performance that I couldn't get out of my head. A young man sang and played this song on the keyboard. I loved the song so much I replayed his performance over and over again, and then ended up having it in my head all day at work. I just couldn't get it out of my head. So I came home and finally found it. The artist is Mika, and the song is called Grace Kelly. Maybe some of you know it, I hadn't heard it till that night, and I love it. I'd put it on here so you all could hear, but I don't have time right now. But check it out. Lemme know what you think.

Happy Anniversary

Yesterday, February 11th was our 3 year Anniversary. We were planning on going to dinner friday night to celebrate both our anniversary and valentines day. And I worked all weekend so I didn't really have time to get Eric anything, but unbeknownst to me, Eric came home from work with a handful of surprises for me. Balloons, 2 dozen roses, sparkling cyder, a teddy bear, and a 3 lb. chocolate heart. It was so unexpected, I was shocked, and surprised and even cried. I felt bad that I didn't get him anything, but I did order in chinese!

"She-le-le"

Zion, oh Zion. She talks and sings, and repeats everything she hears. She's a non-stop chatter box. And I'm loving every minute of it. These are a few of my favorites:

1. "I Yien" - translation - "I'm Zion"
2. "She-le-le"- translation - "Cereal"
3. "shome" - translation - "Phone"

Yeah, those are the one's that I can't quite figure out how she got them. I've tried helping her sound them out. For example, cereal. I'll break it down like so, asking her to repeat after me, "Si", "re", "al". And she'll say each syllable exactly how I did, then I'll ask her to repeat "cereal", and she says, "she-le-le"! Same goes for 'phone' and 'Zion'. She can say her Z's, and F's just not when it comes to those words. Go figure? Oh and she sings "Happy birthday to you", but it sounds like, "Eh, birday to you, eh bir-day to-you...". But we try to discourage her from that song, she thinks if she sings it a cake will magically apear.

kAngaCreAte

PrEciOus mOmEnTS

I took a few pictures for my mom a little while ago and snailed mailed them to her, since my computer had been on the mend the past couple months. They're not professsional but, just as cute.

These pictures look the same but the first one Zion is smiling, and the second Ezekiel is smiling. So I put them both.
And this "Kodak" moment of lil' Ez, I'm afraid I can't take credit for. Eric took it without effort. He's such a little man, isn't he!

Look mommy butter

So while I was cutting Steph's hair... our 2 little, so called, angels had some fun at Aunt Haley's. One word, Butter. Yes, these 2 little darlings, got into the fridge, opened the box, unwrapped 3 cubes of butter, and rubbed them all over my sofa! They're little faces, and hands were all greased up with butter, as was my couch. Thank goodness they're mirco-suede. With the wipe of a cloth all was well. The first picture, I took first, they were showing off, the second picture, reality set in. Kids, you never know what they'll do next.

Breckyn's first haircut!

Steph came over with Locke and Breckyn. I cut Steph's hair. Then I had the wonderful opportunity to give lil' Breckyn her first haircut. Can you believe how long her hair is! Before...

After...

I got my hair cut!

before, natural hair color, and always in a ponytail.
After (sorry a little blurry), short, and dark. I risked getting my haircut by someone besides my talented mother. But I had to, I was desperate. I went to 'Regis'. I think they did a pretty good job, it's no 'Hair Max' hair cut, but it'll do.