A (Busy) Day in the Life

We had a busy day today, but somehow I found a little time to take a few pictures. We began the day with trips to the dentist for Alexis and Spencer. In between, while at home I noticed Trista preparing to dirty her diaper. I quickly got her attention and, as I have several times recently, rushed her to the bathroom to try going poo-poo on the big-girl potty. She's alway happy to try--or should I say happy to sit on the potty and smile. She'll sit there with a fake smile glued to her face for about 30 seconds, at which point she throws her hands in the air, yells "Yaahhhh!" and attempts to jump off the toilet and flush it. I really believe she has no idea that she's actually supposed to DO something while on the toilet besides look pretty. Lets hope this changes soon!

She'll love this picture when she's 18!

Shortly after the potty incident I was walking through the house and saw this.

I remembered seeing something similar in another area of the house yesterday.

I guess I need to start putting my shoes away since obviously Trista is very interested in doing exactly what Mommy does. I'll have to be a better example!

Later on after lunch, Aunt Carley and Nate came over so we could watch Nate while Carley had a job interview. Trista was napping (lucky for "Nae Nae" since she sometimes likes to maul him) and Alexis was gone to a movie with her cousins, but the boys were very helpful with him. Dallin tried to entertain him by having Nate watch Thomas the Train with him, and Spencer even fed him his bottle. As soon as Alexis got home she wisked little Nate off to the babysitting room (most commonly know as her bedroom, which incidently she wanted to remodel as a childcare center today) where she took care of him until Aunt Carley got back.

Angie and I then began making cookies so we would have an easy dessert for everyone (17 of us total) after church on Sunday. After Angie left Trista was helping me bake the last of the cookies while preparing dinner for the missionaries simultaneously. I went out to the garage for a moment to get something from the freezer, and I returned to this.

I had told her she couldn't have any more cookies since dinnertime was getting close, but apparently she saw her opportunity while I was gone and just couldn't resist. For a moment she tried to hide the evidence by covering her mouth. But when I asked her what she was eating she quite easily confessed.

Amid all of these activities I have been working all day (in two-minute increments) on a talk I am giving in church this Sunday. I just finished it, and since now I've finished this too, I'm going to bed!

Trip to Kentucky

Last week the kids and I took a roadtrip to Kentucky to visit my sister Becca, her husband Brad, and their little one, Jacob. We loaded up Tuesday evening and drove two hours to my parents' house in Missouri to spend the night. Then we hit the road on Wednesday at 8:00 am and made it to Louisville just after 6:00 pm. We caravanned with Angie and her five kids, so the kids switched out vehicles on each of our stops and stayed pretty content.

Our first activity was a trip to the park on Thursday. The kids had a lot of fun playing together.

On Friday we had a blast going to a Atlantis, a waterpark with waterslides, a wave pool, and a kiddie area with shallow water and small slides. We packed a lunch and stayed for about four hours, definately long enough to wear us all out. I didn't take my camera with me, but you might check Angie or Becca's blogs in the near future for pictures.

On Friday Angie took her gang to the Lousiville Slugger bat museum while Becca and I and our kids hung out at home and rested. In the evening we went on a quick outing to the mall where I let each of the kids choose a small toy or treat. Alexis chose a Webkinz, which she had been dying for and bugging me about for months, Spencer chose a watch, which he too has been asking for unceasingly, and Dallin and Trista chose a Ring Pop and Skittles, respectively.

The kids were all really good on the trip and enjoyed spending time with their cousins. Now that Carley, Chuck, and Nate are here we're looking forward to next summer when Becca and Brad move closer and Angie and Dustin return from Costa Rica so that all the cousins will live nearby. We're also looking forward to our trip to CA in three weeks to see Grandma and Grandpa Post and two other cousins, Kylie and Brianna. Isn't family great?!

Celebration Weekend

This weekend we had a lot to celebrate! Saturday was my birthday, Sunday was Father's Day, and today is Trista's second birthday. My parents came down for the weekend to help us celebrate, and we had fun playing games and hanging out.

I bought a small pool for the kids last week and on Saturday it was finally sunny enough for them to use it. Who knew they could have so much fun with a foot and a half of water?

On Sunday after church Matt and Crystal joined us all for dinner, so we had three fathers in the house to celebrate their day with us! Since we couldn't be with all the dads we love, we want to send a Happy Father's Day shout out to our Dads and Grandpas who we couldn't be with yesterday. We love you Grandpa Post, Great Grandpa Post, Great Grandpa Salmon, and Great Grandpa Smith! We're so blessed to have so many great men in our lives to look up to!

After dinner we celebrated Trista's birthday with cake and ice cream.

For all of you wondering about her answers on yesterday's blog--yes, two is her favorite answer right now. We've been quizzing her lately on how old she would be on her birthday, and of course the answer is two. She now thinks that "two" is the best answer for every question! As a family we have a lot of fun with it by asking her all sorts of math questions that have "two" for an answer.

"Trista, what's 1 + 1?"
"Two!"
"What is 1 x 2?"
"Two!"
"What is 10 - 8?
"Two!"
"What is 690,456 / 345,228?"
"Two!"

She's a genius! Happy Birthday Trista! We love you and we're so glad you're part of our family!

Happy Father's Day, Dad!

Happy Father's Day to Jordan, the best husband and dad in the world. For Father's Day we thought you'd like to learn what the kids think about you. Here are the results of our question and answer session:

How old is your dad?
A: 33
S: 33
D: 33
T: 2

What do you like best about your dad?
A: He’s nice
S: He has the priesthood
D: He kisses my fat face
T: Two

What is your dad’s job?
A: He works for Wal-Mart
S: He types on the computer a lot
D: Cleaning up
T: Two

What is the most important thing in your dad’s life?
A: His wife
S: The money he gets for us
D: Going to the workout
T: Two

What is your favorite thing to do with your dad?
A: Talk to him
S: Play baseball
D: Swimming lessons
T: Ummm, two

What is his favorite thing to do?
A: Give me hugs and kisses
S: Spank us
D: Play with me
T: Two

What does your dad like to eat?
A: Drumsticks
S: Meat
D: Macaroni and cheese
T: Two

How much money does your dad make at work?
A: $100 a day
S: $10
D: 30
T: 2

What does your dad love most about you?
A: My blue eyes
S: That I’m cute
D: He gives me kisses
T: Two

What is your dad’s favorite color?
A: Hot pink!
S: Hot pink
D: Hot blue
T: Two

Why did your dad marry your mom?
A: Because I wanted grandma and grandpa to be my grandparents
S: So he can have children
D: Because he loves her
T: Two

What do you want to tell your dad?
A: One thing, Happy Father’s Day!
S: I love him
D: He loves me
T: Two, two. Ummm, Daddy. Two

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Trip

Yes, I'm finally posting pictures of my trip to Costa Rica! Amy, Angie, and I had so much fun! We stayed for a few days in a hotel near the base of an active volcano. The hotel was great with nice pools, water slides, and hot tubs with natural water from nearby hot springs. During the day we got to zipline over the rainforest and also walk through part of it on trails and hanging bridges.

After that we went to the beach where we were a little bit disappointed by all the rain. We still hung out at the pool and had fun, we just didn't get as much sun as we had wanted. The highlight of my time there was when the bongo drum player from the Latin band came over during a break in their performance and told me that I was "muy bonita." However, he followed this up by saying I was too "grande" for him. He must like "big" women though, because he continued to stare at me and smile for the rest of his performance that night and during lunch the next day. It was kind of flattering, but mostly uncomfortable. Those Latin boys are very forward!

We also spent some time with the Irlenborn family and went to another beach. Angie was great to drive us around everywhere and be our tour guide and translator as well. Overall it was an awsome trip. I can't wait to go again next spring!

Anecdote

On Sunday we were driving home from church in Jordan's car when Dallin asked if he could roll down his window.

"Not right now," I said. "Wait until we get off the highway and then you can."

We kept driving and as we got to the end of the off-ramp Dallin piped up--

"Is this the low-way?"

"The what?" I asked.

"The low-way. Are we on the low-way now? Can I roll down my window?"