"The desire to create is one of the deepest yearnings of the human soul. No matter our talents, education, backgrounds or abilities, we each have an inherent wish to create something that did not exist before. Everyone can create. You don’t need money, position, or influence in order to create something of substance or beauty. You might say, I am not the creative type. If that is how you feel, think again. Creation is your opportunity in this life….. Start small. Creativity does not require a brush, a pen, or the keys of a piano. Don’t let the voice of critics paralyze you. You will make the World a better place. Improve, beautify, extend, smile, cultivate, develop, create."
~President Dieter F. Uchtdorf

9.28.2008

My crazy haired kid...



I know I talk about this all the time, but it's just so funny! Nathan woke up today with totally awesome nap hair. We've decided he's just a messy haired kid and I can't really keep it 'done' for very long because of naps and being in the car seat. I've just come to accept it now. Two times yesterday and once the day before he was called a girl!
P.S. Corey found tooth #3 of Nathan's today! It's the bottom right one right next to the two front .

9.27.2008

A bunch of things...

So, it's kind of busy trying to be a student and a mom. Nathan is taking a nap and instead of doing what I should be doing right now, I'm updating on some pictures and the goings on around here. Of course they are about Nathan...

Nathan's hair gets ratted and messy way easy. This pictures just doesn't do justice what it really looked like.

Nathan with a soapy Mohawk.

I was trying to do a game with him by putting a toy in a bag and the bag in a box, etc. But Nathan was way more interested in the paper bag, obviously.

Corey's mom gave Nathan this light show toy. It plays music, lights up, and there's little animals that move around. He totally loves it and has figured out how to turn it on and off. Either that, or he's just really lucky a lot. On the bottom left picture his thumb is on the button.
P.S. Just as I was finishing this post, I heard Nathan wake up and turn it on...


Some days Nathan just plain doesn't want to eat his cereal...this was one of those days. I was getting tired of him fusing so I just let him play with it. His eyes even look like he's been kind of crying a little and he wouldn't smile for anything...

This is Nathan before we went to the doctor's for his 6 month check up. I'm not sure what was going on in the picture on the left, but it made me laugh!

Once again Nathan woke up with a Mohawk. This pictures was taken in the bathroom which is really dark. I tried to fix the brightness of the picture, but it didn't work very good. It's a good shot of his two teeth though!

Corey was working on some homework at home the other day when Nathan woke up from a nap. Nathan was extremely interested in the "Now Playing" screen on Windows Media Player.

Yesterday I tried again to do a game with Nathan by putting things in a box (socks, tie, scarves). But he liked the box more. I put the scarves over his head trying to see if it would catch his interest a little, but he still liked the box. At least he smiled a little for me this time!

I made baby food!! These are carrots and I was so excited that they turned out so smooth!I tried peas and those are not going to work... It was way too time consuming. I froze the carrots in my ice trays with plans to put them in little containers after. Now my problem...they don't 'pop' out like ice cubes do. Any suggestions?

9.21.2008

I Was Tagged!

So, I've never been tagged specifically by name! This was fun!
I was tagged my Amber Anderson.

The Rules:

Link the Person who Tagged you. Mention rules on your blog. Tell about 6 quirks of yours. Tag 6 fellow bloggers to do the same. Leave a comment to let them know.


Quirk #1: I can make spit bubbles with my tongue and then blow them off. Kind of gross I know.

Quirk #2: I can spot bugs either on the carpet, wall, ceiling, or whatever from very far away. Somehow my eyes just notice little moving things or a dark spot that usually isn't there. I think I drive Corey a little crazy because I'm always like, "Corey! There's a spider over here!" and then he comes and gets it.


Quirk #3: While I was pregnant, I always felt thirsty. It didn't matter how much water I drank or didn't drink, it never felt like enough. I don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing (good because I drink a lot of water, bad because I likely use the bathroom more than most people), but that habit has continued with me. I really drink like 12 glasses a day.



Quirk #4: My fingers have to be moving a lot. If you saw the movie
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, my fingers are a lot like Natalie Portman's. I don't know if it's from playing the piano or early arthritis...


Quirk #5: I am a little OCD when it comes to the organization of things. Like the towels have to be folded in a certain way, everything has its own spot in the fridge/cupboards/drawers/shelves, things like that. Lately, I've had to put everything in my own Excel worksheet. Examples are: school schedules (the one you can just print out from the USU website is obviously not good enough), and my visiting teaching report. I have various other files that I just can't remember right now.


Quirk #6: When my hands are cold and my fingers shrink a little, my wedding is loose. I will twirl it around and around because it is lo
ose. I can even shake my hand and feel it hit my knuckle and the bottom of my finger. Before I had them sautered together, they would clink against each other when I did this for even more enjoyment.


I tag: Ashlee Winkelman, Mandi Winkelman, Natalie Holmgren, Natalie Brower, Angie Bowler, and Emily Hamilton.

9.11.2008

Corey told me this today when he came home from school. Every Thursday in front of the Logan Tabernacle, there are picketers that are holding up signs pretty much just saying how they are against the war. In Corey's ROTC class today, his teacher, Major Bruce, told them that he really wants to join them, take his whole family with him, and hold up a sign that says, "Thank you, President Bush and the US troops, for 7 years with no terrorist attacks." So, today I ditto that and add to it that I am so proud to say that my husband is an American soldier.