Poopy bottom boyfriend

I just remembered the phrase "poopy bottom boyfriend" that I used to say about a year ago. Addysin would chant it while I changed Caiden's diaper. I dont know where I got it. Just a random, funny memory I had.

I like to have a picture to go with my posts, but you will thank me for sparing you on this one... Tonight we were out in the yard and Caiden was over by the neighbors house across the driveway. I looked over to their house to make sure Caiden was okay and I see him stripping off his pants and diaper. What? Wait... is that poo all over his bum??!!??!! He was struggling to get everything off with his shoes still on so he sat down on the gravel. He jumped right back up when he realized that wasn't a good idea. By the time I got there he was standing with poo smeared all over his rear and gravel in his crack. The mental picture I have is so hilarious. It was actually pretty funny when Chris was hosing him off, too. After a month of potty training you think he could have at least told me that he pooped in his diaper, or asked me to change him. So this is what it means when people say, "my child wasn't' ready to be potty trained". Some kids just DONT care. That is Caiden.

3 bad things I discovered today

Here comes Negative Nancy... thats me. Today I:

1. Got a sinus infection. When I have one of these (which hasn't been too long since I got over my last one- about a month), they stick around for a long time. My head, eyes, and face hurt. I am soooo tired. I woke up every single hour last night.

2. Officially decided that Caiden is not ready to be a big boy and after a MONTH of potty training, is going back to diapers. He just doesn't want to go in the toilet, unless its for a marshmallow (which he calls "potty treat"). He forgets until he has already gone in his pants, then says "potty treat!". UHHHH, yeah right Caiden! And going #2 in the toilet only happened twice in the past month. Every other time was in his underwear or when he happen to have a diaper on. Its been a HUGE pain, and he is definitely digressing.  Oh, speaking of which, he just informed me that he just now pooped in his diaper. Super. He made sure to go into another room to do it so I couldn't stop him. He constantly pees his pants right in front of me. He stops what he's doing, holds still, gets that look of "I'm pushing", and then I see the puddle forming at his feet. Wow, wouldn't it have been easier to just go in the toilet Caiden?

3. Realized that I have a slight "pregnancy mask" above my eyebrows and upper lip!!! I noticed my skin was weird there, but honestly I have a terrible complexion so I didn't pay attention to it until yesterday. Then today my sister asked "if I ripped my skin while waxing?" Unfortunately, no.  I had a friend who got it above her lip and removed it with Retin A cream, which cant be used until I am done nursing! That is a long way away. Hopefully it will go away on its own.

Stranger Danger

I went shopping for Fathers Day at the mall today with the Kids. I WILL NOT make the mistake of taking Caiden with me EVER again! He doesn't care about getting lost, falling down/up the escalator, or when I say, "okay, bye Caiden, we're leaving you!" On the other hand, Addysin was an angel. She stayed right by me. It helps that she is totally afraid of Strangers. Strangers are people that take kids, steal your stuff, come in your house while your sleeping, and anyone you dont know is a stanger! That is not how we explained it to her, but she has pieced together all of the things we've been telling her lately about staying safe. This is what she has formed in her head. Today at the mall food court a lady came and cleaned the table next to her and it scared her. But the girl at the store that helped us "is a nice stranger". If you know Addysin, this is not surprising. She is a very cautious little girl, and always has been. Even when she was a year old, if you told her something was scary she would NOT do it again. Maybe our next child will be somewhere in between Addysin and Caiden.

Well, after being at the mall too long and losing my patience 50 times (seriously), I got what I came for. Thats the thing about living 25 minutes from the mall- there is no coming back tomorrow. And the kids got an ice cream cone. I dont know how Caiden deserved that. Being a cutie pays off, I guess. He is a giant stinker.

Todays favorites

My favorite part of today...

1. After my headache finally went away at 5 pm, the kids and I went over to my parents and went 4-wheeling. It was a beautiful evening. Super warm. Addysin was holding on behind me and Caiden holding on to the handle bars. The both fell asleep. I was driving with my right hand, holding on to Addysin's left arm with my left hand (as she was totally slumped over to the right). Caiden continued to hold on, laying on the gas tank, head still held high, eyes closed. It was hilarious. Good thing I didn't go far because I could not wake either of them up.

2. Chris and Caidens first Father/Son campout... except they just went to hang out for the evening at our church (where its held). Chris heard about it too late, so they weren't able to get ready in time. It might not have gone too smoothly anyways. Next year will be really fun, once he is going on 4.

3. Our first harvest, spinach leaves!!! They are sooo good to eat plain!

4. I'm not kidding, even Addysin likes them! She is still a picky eater, but every now and then she surprises me. I think she surprises herself when she tries something new and its good. Caiden wouldn't try it, of course.

Green drink!.... well the blueberries took over the green-ness. I put in a TON of spinach though.

Chris' artwork

I told, a little while ago, about how Caiden likes us to draw for him during church. The minute we sit down he digs in the bag, pulls out paper and markers, and loudly whines until we draw something for him. It used to be my job and I am burnt out of drawing for him. Chris, on the other hand, will draw these professional pictures for him. Caiden just stands there and watches quietly. Chris drew this for Caiden:) He loves to watch Chris draw. We figured out that if you draw something fast, then you have to draw another thing, and another, and another. So Chris really goes all out and takes his time. (Please pay close attention to the shading.) My sister Melanie asked if we got this from Disney World :)

The funny part is he takes his artwork to nursery. I wonder what the leaders think:)

Our Utah trip!

I cannot believe we moved 13 months ago! When I found out we were moving from our perfect little neighborhood, and (what I thought was) my perfect life, I DID NOT want to leave Utah. I wanted to go back and visit so many times, but it never worked out. Finally a year later, with Addysin always begging to go to "the Utah house" we made it back! It was so fun to see most of our friends. We didn't have enough time to see everyone but it was fun to quickly see most people. I went half the trip with no pictures!!! Hate when I do that. 

We travelled there the day after Amy's wedding (saturday) so we could make it for Kara and Adam's baby blessing for Kyler, which was on Sunday. We pulled up to a rest stop around Ogden and Chris read aloud  the sign that said "Welcome to Utah!" Addysin burst into tears saying that this was NOT Utah. We figured out that "Utah" is our old Townhome. Chris told her that someone else lived there now and that we couldn't live there. That didn't help. I told her that we would go and visit though. So we arrived at our destination (Tyler and McKendra's house in Highland) that night. Once we stopped, she started crying again. She didn't want to be there at all. But it wasn't anything a Redbox movie couldn't fix, thank goodness. I was about to get back in the car and drive her down to Orem. 

Sunday- We spent with family. My brother-in-law Adam blessed Kyler, and we had a huge BBQ at Sugar House Park afterwards. That evening we went to Chris' Brother David's house. Kira whipped up a great dinner in no time. We went back to Tyler's house, which is where we decided to stay all week. McKendra and their kids were in California, MAJOR bummer, but it was still fun being there.

Monday- We finally made it down to our old house. When we parked Addysin exclaimed happily, "This is Utah!!" We looked through our house that is being rented, then visited some neighbors. Caiden didn't care, or maybe didn't remember, anything or anyone. He was 20 months when we moved. Addysin remembered EVERYTHING and everyone. She was 3 years 4 months old. 

Our old Courtyard

On Monday night we went to Amy and Greg's reception in American Fork, where Greg grew up.

Tuesday- I met up with 3 friends/old neighbors for lunch. Dani, Aubrey, and Dareth. No picture :( Chris was with his Brother David. Afterwards, I went to see my close friend Rachel, from Cosmetology School. After meeting back with Chris, we hung out with the neighbors again.

 Our sweet little neighbor Etta. Her and Addysin were best friends, even though she is Caiden's Age.

 For dinner we went with 3 couples to "Blue Lemon" which was so good! We had such a fun time with the Sperry's and Thompson's. 

 Addysin and Drew were really good friends before they were old enough to take their "girl/boy" roles. After dinner, Drew and Caiden ran around scaring Addsyin. She did not like that. Caiden and Drew would be good friends now :)

Wednesday- Saying goodbye to Sara. We met some of my family for breakfast at Kneaders. We then sat by the temple spending our last hour with Sara before she entered the MTC. I was really sad to say bye. I didn't even want to explain to Addysin how long it would be until we would see her again. I've never had to say goodbye to a sibling for that long. But seriously, 18 monts will fly by.

Sara is worried that her nieces and nephews wont remember her. I'm sure they will. Caiden calls her "Dara". (sounds just like Sara, but with a D)

 Chris gave her all the important advice she needs. 

1. Dont flirt with the elders, its super annoying.

2. Be FIERCELY obedient

3. Things to buy from the MTC bookstore because its super cheap

4. Etc. (I dont remember all the stuff he told her)

He (like all return Missionaries) is so excited for her.

 Afterwards, we went to the pool at our old place with friends. We were there for an hour. I fried my shoulders. 

 Caiden was so worn out, he wouldn't let me take him out of his carseat. He took a nap while we said our goodbyes to our dear friends Sarah and Etta. 

 We drove out to Eagle Mt to see Jamie and her little boy I've never met. It was a good chance for the kids to catch up on sleep from our trip. This is when I knew we needed to go home. Me and the kids were so tired and we got to see almost everyone. 

I'm sorry if we didn't get to see you! I tell everyone, "come visit us!" and I'm super totally serious! We'll show you a good time :)

So what were my feelings about leaving Utah this time? I didn't cry like I did the last time I drove away :) Actually, we have been in Washington long enough that I am very settled and so happy here. For the first 6 months I wondered if I would ever be as happy as I was there. I felt like I would never have that kind of happiness again. That is kind of true though. We had a whole different life there. We are a bit more secluded now, but I LOVE living in the country and next to family. I have less friends, I dont have a gym to go to every day, we live 15 min from the closest store, I only go to "town" once a week, I NEVER go shopping or to the mall, we rarely go out to eat, and sometimes my house smells like a cow. So, like I said, life is different but I LOVE it. I hope we can keep the friendships we built in Utah because the years we spent there were really special.
It is good to be home now.

Amy & Greg's Wedding

I hosted Amy's Bridal Shower at my house the night before her wedding. This banner thing took hours to make and put up. Such a pain. Now I need to rip it down, but dont want to. We had a huge turnout! I didn't count, but probably around 30 girls were here! She got lots of fun "evening wear". For food we had dream bars, peanut butter chocolate bars, mint chocolate truffles, M & M's, Vegi's and dip, and Strawberries. We went around the group introducing ourselves and sharing memories of Amy. Some we sweeet, and some hillarious- those mostly came from Amy's 7 sisters and mom :)

 The weather was perfect on her and Greg's wedding day! (Addysin gets really worked up when she is excluded from a picture. This is after a crying fit that started when Melanie wanted a picture of just her family. To say that Addysin is obsessed with her cousin Kailey is an understatement. Please excuse the puffy eyes.)

 Melanie with Grandma and Grandpa McCullough.

  Just coming out! Addysin LOVES them both and was the first to congratulate them.

 Daddy Daughter. So sweet.

 At the reception that night with Cousin Brittani. Also a huge turnout!

I'll get more pictures on here soon...

Memorial Day

This was Chris' first time that he was able to go to the cemetery with the Bleazards. Its always been a tradition. Usually around noon we meet at the Riverview Heights Cemetery in Kennewick where my Grandpa Bleazard, his sister Doris, and my sister Jenna are buried. We have a very short program. This year Grandma had 3 letters that she recieved from different people at the time of Grandpa's passing. There is always at least one musical number. This year, Chris and Aaron sang "Nearer My God To Thee".

My sisters Sara, Emily, Ashley, and Jessica also sang a hymn. Addysin and Caiden wanted to be a part of it. Addysin totally didn't know the words but was mouthing something :)

 Our family with Jenna. She would have been 19 years old, but died just after she was born. 

Afterwards we always meet at someones house for a BBQ potluck, usually at my parents. This year my parents were scrambling to get ready for Amy's wedding so Grandma took all of us out to Granny's Buffet! What a treat!

Naptime for Addysin

Addysin never chooses or agrees to take naps. The only time she does is late afternoon/early evening when we're driving to/from town. Some days she needs a nap, but wont do it. If she does take a nap, though, she cannot fall asleep to until 11 or 12! I would rather deal with her being tired all day and put her to bed at 9 then have her bugging me until midnight.

On this day, she had woken up too early and "layed down to rest"(as she calls it) while I was working in the yard around noon. This is how I found her. Of course, I didn't want her to get burnt or too hot so I moved her inside to the comfort of my room....

 ... Oh no, she was going to take a nap outside. A few minutes later I found her back out there.