Jasper Hale? NO Jasper Adams!

I am very sorry, I have been very busy, and not blogging. I have a lot to blog still, which I am sure I will get to eventually. However, I have a very important announcement to make! There has been an addition to our little family! His name is

JASPER!



He is our new pet ferret! He is a pretty cool ferret, and is very nice. He doesn't nip at the kids or anything. He really is the most chill pet that we could have gotten. He just hangs out with us and gives lots of cuddles. He also goes on walks..



Although his favorite thing to do is slip his leash and hide under the boys bed at seven in the morning. THAT was AWESOME.

Severian was very excited about him, and has been such a big boy in helping to take care of him. Sev is still a little nervous about Jasper, but loves to pet him and cuddle him if I am the one actually holding him. He is also a very big boy when it comes to making sure Jasper has new food and clean water. I am very proud of him.



Anyway, lots more to come, but I freaking did something to my back, and it is KILLING me. I can barely sit. On top of that, Ender is having a fit over something. Sometimes, it is just not easy. >.<

My Sweet Baby Boy...

I was going to leave Kat's birthday blog up for a few more days before posting another blog. However, I have a story for all of you about my night tonight.

Once upon a time a little girl named Lindsay was sitting in her house playing on her computer. She was a happy little girl, and had just put her babies down for bed. While she was in the middle of youtubing Josh Weller songs (because lets face it, she was terribly bored and did not talk to Jersey this night) she heard her little girl Kat crying. Lindsay decided to wait for a moment, because all of her babies should have been asleep, and she figured that maybe Kat was just having a moment. Kat continued to cry, and then started to scream. This frightened Lindsay so she got up and went to go check on Kat.

Lindsay opened the door and was greeted with an interesting sight. Her 2 year old, Ender, was sitting on the floor coloring with some markers of Severian's. He had colored all over himself. Lindsay said "Ender! Go lay back down in bed!". Kat was still crying so Lindsay turned to Kat. This is what she saw:



Not only had Ender been coloring on himself, he had been using Kat as his canvas as well. Katalina was covered in marker on her head, and it was all over her shirt, arms, knees, and crib. Lindsay turned and stifled a laugh. It really was pretty funny after all, but she had to be strong and teach Ender that coloring on his sister was NOT a valid way to express your artistic nature. Lindsay turned and said "Ender, you are not allowed to color on your sister, that is a No No!". However, this is what Ender was doing:



Lindsay again had to fight back laughter, as Ender was not REALLY sleeping. He was actually faking sleep because he knew that he was in trouble. Lindsay attempted to speak to him, but he lay very still and kept his eyes shut the entire time. After Lindsay cleaned Kat up and put her back to bed Ender opened his eyes for a second, then quickly hid them under his hands. Lindsay walked out of the room and laughed pretty hard. Even though Kat was very upset about being colored on, it was about the funniest thing that had happened all day.

The End.

That is my story. My children are pretty crazy. But, I love the heck out of them.

Happy Birthday Kat!

One year ago on December 1st my Mom picked me up from my house and took me to the hospital. We must have left at about 7 in the morning and the weather was terrible. It was a huge snowstorm, and we had to drive about 10 miles an hour the entire way there. What should have taken us 10 minutes took about 30. We finally got there and got checked into my hospital room. I was tired, the last 4 months had been a living Hell, and, to top it off Severian had been throwing up the entire night before. So. I was sick, tired, very sad and very frightened.

About 2 hours later I had a beautiful baby girl. She was perfect in every way. And she was mine. She gave me a little bit of a scare because she had a little bit of a hard time breathing, and ended up spending about a day in the NICU with her head in this oxygen box thing. It cleared out the fluid around her lungs, and helped her to breathe.

December 1, 2008 we woke up and it was a beautiful and clear sunny day. Katalina has grown into a beautiful little baby girl and can already say things like "mom", "light", and "ba" (for bottle). She has everyone wrapped around her little teeny pinky baby finger. Including her brothers. She has a big temper for such a small little girl, but she doesn't show her temper that often. Usually only when Ender takes away a toy from her. She loves to give cuddles and big kisses and is such a blessing in my life. For her birthday this year we had a little party at my Mom's house. My family was there, including my Grandma Hoagland, and Ryley came too. Ryley and I often say that Katalina is our child because Ryley has been in her life since birth. For 2 weeks after my c-section Ryley camped out on my couch and helped me while I recovered from the surgery. Between her and my Mom I was able to get through the whole surgery thing, and even got to sleep on occasion because Ryley would take Katalina at least one of the 4 times she would wake up during the night.

Anyway, back to the point, we had a big first birthday party for Katalina:



She was the star of the party and everyone wanted to hold her and hang out with her. After all, it was her party!





Because she is now 1 years old, she is able to ride in a front facing car seat. This was the first present that she opened, and she was very excited about it:




She promptly climbed into the car seat and sat in it. She even wanted all the buckles done up for her.



Among other things she also got her first doll..



Her own car, because she loves all the boys cars, so I got her one of her very own (Jaime, you may recognize this one....)



And a squishy book for her to play with:



She also got the little outfit she is wearing!



After presents we had pizza:



And cake:






Obviously, Kat ate her cake rather daintily, while Ender made sure that he got every bit of cake he could into his mouth. Severian thought this was pretty funny.

After the party I put all the new car seats into my car. This is now what it looks like:



This is what the back of my car looks like with children all strapped in:



It was a great day, and it was so fun to see how much my little girl has grown. I am excited for the next year and all the changes it will bring in all my children!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAT!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We had a great Thanksgiving this year. Severian, Ender and I got up and watched the Macey's Thanksgiving Day parade, and then I also made pancakes for everyone while the kids watched the parade. The kids got a great nap, and Severian was very excited to go eat some turkey. I am very lucky that I still have both my Grandmas, and one of my Grandpas. This means that the kids have TWO Great-Grandmas and a Great-Grandpa. Everyone was at my parents house this year, so that was way fun. My Mom also made special "turkeys" for the boys. They were small little cornish game hens and the kids thought that this was a pretty cool thing. Ender ate a whole bunch of his, and 3 rolls. Actually, he ate a few bites of each roll, and then put it back on the plate. Kat even had some turkey and rolls, and Severian ate a lot of green beans. And now, without further ado, pictures:
























It was great to spend time with family, and although there was half a family that I missed this year, all in all it was very nice. It was very relaxing, and I am looking forward to Black Friday with Ryley. 5AM BABY! 5AM!!!!!

Once On This Island

Well. Nothing could surpass Twilight. However, the other day Kim and I had the opportunity to go to West Jordan High and see....ONCE ON THIS ISLAND! Yayaya! Yeah. I had never heard of it before we went and saw it. When I googled it, this is one of the first things that came up:



Now. I ask of you. What part of this looks like a musical that a UTAH High School could do? I mean, I am not trying to be like all wierd here, but seriously. We just don't have the proper soul to pull it off! It brought back memories of when Jordan High School decided to do Aida, and I was like "Aida!? WTF, do they know that they are a High School in the middle of Sandy Utah?!" But, you know, whatever, we went to be supportive so that is cool.

Of course, the entire cast was white. As expected. This is not really a problem when you own it and embrace it. However, they all spoke with Jamaican accents...so you know. That was cool. Anyways, I think that I was HIGHLY spoiled at Cottonwood. We generally had a really good cast, a great set, a big stage, and talented people. I feel bad blogging about this, but the lead in this play, could not dance OR sing. It was...terrible. The worst was there were girls in the chorus that we could hear had a better voice! I don't know, it was all very confusing.

Beneath the terrible High Schoolness of it, however, was a good musical that I had never encountered. I did actually enjoy it, and it was a fun story. The music is something that I would like to find so that I have it. It was also very much fun to hang out with Kim. Between both of our lives, we do not have a lot of time to hang out together, so it was quite the treat:




So that was much fun.

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving! yay! It has been nice because I had today off, and I have the rest of the week through Saturday off. Well. I work Friday for 2 hours, but that is not bad at all. Overall, it is a much needed break. We are having a partay for Katalinas 1st Birthday on Saturday. All are welcome!!!!!! As for now, I'm out!

Your going to a house full of vampires and you're worried they won't like you?

TWILIGHT CAME OUT TODAY! Traditionally, this SHOULD have been the Harry Potter premier day. However, HP does not come out until Summer, so they bumped the Twilight movie up. I am not complaining.

I love the book series, so I was excited, and nervous, to go see the movie today. I went with Ryley and Melissa, and I must say, I was highly impressed. I won't give away very much because some of you may not have seen it yet. However, I will say that for the most part, it followed the book very well. I also am a big fan of the actor that plays Edward. He ALSO played Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. So there is no way that I can NOT be in love with him. Here are some pics of the night:

Here is the actual Twilight Marquee:


There was a vendor that was selling posters and other fun things relating to Twilight. I did not buy anything, but I took pictures of them :)



Ryley decided that she was in love with the kid who played Jacob in the movie. As a whole, I am not a big fan of the actual Character, so I have a hard time with her new boyfriend choice. Although, I will admit that the actor is kinda cute.

Me and Ry in front of the big poster! Melissa would not join us in any pictures because she seemed to think she was having a bad hair day. Psh. Lame.



As a side note, after the movie we went to use the bathroom. Cause you know. That is what girls do! Well, they had the most AMAZING hand dryers in the bathroom. The sign promised that my hands would be dry in 12 seconds...



And sure enough they were! Here is a picture of it. It really was THAT cool.



Anyway, back on track, Twilight was amazing and I had a lot of fun. I am hoping to be able to see it a second time while it is still in theaters. The thing which topped the entire movie off, was the fact that the NEW Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince preview was shown. For those of you who have not seen this preview, I have included it for your viewing pleasure below:



All in all, it was a great night. I am just wondering if it is wrong that I am totally in love with a fictional character that is also a vampire. That is normal right? I am pretty sure it is normal.... ;)