Thursday, August 28, 2008

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KORTNEY!!!




Today is my big sisters birthday!! Happy Birthday!! We're having a bbq tonight for her big day and I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun! MMM!

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Frustrated

I don't like to post negative things, and I try not to. But I need to know something. Why is it that kids think it's ok to listen to one parent but not the other? Or they know they can't get away with treating one bad, but try to with the other? These are the problems I'm having with Alex right now. She listens to John and fully respects him and his word. Me on the other hand... not so much. It's the same with her real mom though. Alex doesn't treat her mom good at all, but for some reason, Jessica lets her get away with it. But then she tries to pull that same behaviour with me only I don't let her get away with it. That only makes it worse though. It's like it becomes more of a challenge to her and she just tries harder to win. It's a constant head butt. John has tried to make her stop, I've tried to make her stop, but it's a losing battle. She doesn't think she needs to. We've sat down as a family and talked about what she thinks I do to make her want to treat me this way. What comes out is she resents me for making her do chores, giving her guidelines, and overall making her have common rules. Even though most were in place before I even came into the picture. Now she has someone to blame (she wouldn't dare blame John because she knows how much trouble she'd be in if she treated him like that). I don't mean to unload my problems on everyone. To be honest I don't even think of people reading this. It's more like a therapeutic outlet for me since I don't really have anyone to talk to about this stuff. John just gets mad when I bring it up because he doesn't like dealing with the problems either. I get too much built up and I just have to release. To those who have read this, I apologize. But I do feel better.

Sunday, August 24, 2008

More Then A Little Excited

I am STOKED!!!! about the Twilight movie coming out!! I got a little disappointed though when I found out it was coming out in December and not October. And I'm a little disappointed about who they got to play Edward. He's ok, but the one trailer you can see on You Tube, that guy would have been so much better in my opinion. But.. I'm sure I'll love it anyway! I finished reading the 4th book too. It made me sad since there won't be a 5th. Or will there?? I don't think so, but I would love it if there was! Anyway, I'm SO FREAKIN EXCITED!!

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Doors, Drawers, And More Doors

As Connor is becoming more and more mobile, he has discovered the joys of opening and closing doors, drawers, and anything else that swings. I haven't gotten a picture of it yet. He hasn't gotten into what's inside them yet (I'm sure it's just a matter of time before he does). He just likes to open and close the doors. He thinks he's pretty clever when he shuts himself in the bathroom or shuts me into the pantry... yes.. he has done that more then once actually. But it's not long before he needs you to open it again so he can close it.. again. I guess it really is the simple pleasures in life. I wonder what he'll love to do next?

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Healthy Kick in the B. U. T. T!!

Our house has not been one of healthy foods lately. Sure, I don't just cook junk for dinner, but we've been lacking for the most part the veggies, and other healthy things. I know.. It's my fault. John has been saying a lot about how he wants to get back in his "health nut phase" as he calls it. I agree we need to (Me especially). Well just as we said that, Chip and Ellen (John's brother and sis-in-law) brought a whole box of health food. You know, the good really expensive stuff like Kashi and Natural Foods. The stuff you want to buy but just can't justify spending so much on it. Apparently they have a friend who gets them all they can eat and then some for free. Since they can't eat it fast enough, they've been giving some to us too. Super nice!! So now we have been eating a little healthier. :) But will someone remind me what flax is good for?

Friday, August 8, 2008

2 Years Down, So Many More To Go...

Today is our 2 year anniversary! Hooray! We're celebrating by taking a little weekend getaway. 2 vacations in a row, I must be lucky! John's mom is here staying for a couple days, so she's watching the kids while we're gone. I know it's only been 2 years, but it seems longer. Happy anniversary honey!!

Sunday, August 3, 2008

Our Trip To Yellowstone

We got back from Yellowstone today and we had such a good time! We saw so many cool things and animals! We saw Elk, Bald Eagles, Bison, Deer, and even bears!! We went to a place called Bear World and saw the bears. They were all free roaming and came right up to your car! They also had a really neat petting zoo that the kids loved. They got to get really close to some neat animals. We weren't lucky enough to see any bears in Yellowstone, but my parents saw a brown bear run across the road on their way to Yellowstone! How cool would that be! We are all so exhausted. We found out Connor doesn't sleep well (if at all) in tents. He spent every night sleeping with me, and woke up constantly. That part was NOT fun. But we made the best of it and apologized to our camping neighbors for his lack of sleep. These are just a few of the pictures I took.



The river outside our camp site towards Old Faithful.




Old Faithful erupting.




John happy to not be driving anymore.




Connor lounging and also being happy to be out of the car.







These were some elk we saw at Bear World, but also saw a ton at Yellowstone.





Look at the size of his antlers! We saw 2 other HUGE bull elk in the park, but I didn't get a picture.




This is a rare albino elk. His eyes are blue!






Some elk I saw across the river in Yellowstone.




Grizzly in Bear World.




He sat right next to our car window!















Connor got to pet the goat in the petting zoo. He wasn't too sure about it.




They had 6 baby bear cubs at Bear World. They were soo cute!!






Black bear.





Me feeding a deer at the petting zoo.







Connor didn't like the pig. Haha.






Alex, John, Connor, and Nana petting the deer.





Connor even got on it's back!




Mammoth Hot Springs







Mammoth Hot Springs



Surprisingly we didn't see hardly any bison. Usually there are tons everywhere. But I did find this guy resting in a field off the road.





John and Alex at Mammoth Hot Springs




Mammoth Hot Springs