Happy Birthday Halle

Two weeks ago my baby turned two. I am a little late posting these pictures, but I seriously can't believe she is two!!

Quotes from Conference

Jay was gone this weekend, so I was alone with the kids. I had it pretty easy, the kids sat and played games with each other while I was able to watch most of conference, there were still battles and the ever popular books that Halle always wants to read. I had been trying most of the weekend to teach Jackson about Conference and why we can watch TV on Sundays but still not watch movies. I have also been trying to teach Jackson to recognize when our new prophet, Pres. Monson, is on the TV. Jackson did very well and always came in the room when they were singing or saying a pray and would fold his arms. He would also talk about our new prophet telling me his name is Pres. Monson. With that in mind here are my favorite quotes from conference.

During the last prayer of conference Jackson had been folding his arms and bowing his head, about two thirds of the way through a longer prayer he looked up and said "Why's he taking so long, my head is getting tired".

The other one I hope it not blasphemous, on Saturday Jackson had be playing cowboy all day with his guns, cowboy hat, and cowboy boots. He came in the room while President Monson was speaking and I happened to say this is our prophet and asked if he remembered his name. He said that it was our new prophet, Pres. Monson because Pres. Hinckley has died. He then looked up and said "why did Pres. Hinckley die, who shot him?" Sitting there with such a serious look on his face and a toy cap gun in his hand I tried not to laugh and explain when people got old they die, well that opened up a whole new discussion about old people that I will not get into, but was rather funny as well.

I sure love my little (but ever getting bigger) boy!

What have you done on your days of weakness?

So, we got a cat!!! Despite Jennies threats to never speak to me again I still went ahead and found a free little kitty on KSL. What was I thinking this cute little thing was taken away from its mother way too early despite the lady telling me it was on solid food and litter box trained--was still nursing from its mother, did not and could not eat solid food, wouldn't even eat the wet food for the first day and a half. Is totally not litter box trained! I found this out after it ran in our house after Jackson (totally an outdoor cat) and peed on his bedroom floor. I have since had to shampoo our carpets just to calm myself so I didn't hyperventilate at nights thinking about stepping on cat pee every time I went in his room, or having my children eat something off his floor in the cat pee. And then come to find out the cat was only five weeks old when we got her, that's right her! Nobody knew what the kittens genders were and we got the luck of the draw a girl that now has to be spayed so we don't have little baby kittens to be posted on KSL in about 6 months.

On a better note, Jackson absolutely loves her and the cat actually loves him. She doesn't run away from him or anything and takes everything he has done to this poor kitty and keeps coming back for more. However, she is starting to run away from Halle. The name of this cat is none other than Treasure Chest. If you want to argue the fact that Treasure Chest isn't a great name for a cat take that up with Jackson. I try to shorten her name to Treasure and Jackson sternly reminds me that it is Treasure Chest!

Our Indian Summer

I think because we didn't have a spring this year I am having a hard (or harder than usual) time giving up summer and the warm weather we are having. Only two more days in the 80's then a big rain storm and cold weather this weekend. I am sure I can make it through the cold months, but I am thinking about moving to Hawaii with John and Wendi. So here are some of the things we have been doing to enjoy our Indian summer.

This is a must every year to drive up a canyon and see the fall leaves, we were a little early this year and now Jay is gone hunting for a week, so I think this is the only picture I will get this year.

Jackson had his first ever primary part in the annual primary program. His line was "I can pray for my family" he said "I can for my family" whatever he is still cute. He is more like me than I thought, he told me today that he wants to save his huge sucker that the primary gave him and not ever eat it!

We had a very fun University 22nd ward reunion with a lot of people from our old college ward. This is the only picture I got before it got dark. Halle and Katelyn who is only one day younger than Halle.

This last weekend Chelsey and I went shopping (kinda last minute) with my mom who was up in Park City with my dad. Well, the outlets were not all that great so Chelsey (the pampered last born in the family) was complaining that she never went down the Alpine Slide even though me and my brother got to go when we were kids and so, of course, my mom and dad took her. She was so excited, just like a kid at Christmas.