Tagged

So I have been tagged by Brandi, so far these are the six hopefully interesting little known facts about me....
1- At one point my belly button was pierced -This is something my hubby said I needed to put and FYI - it is no longer
2- I am a huge daydreamer
3- I will not share my milk, but have no problem sharing other drinks (there is something about milk on the rim of the cup with it not being yours!!)
4- I love to play "superhero's" with my boys (actions figures) but for the life of me I do not know how to play cars, besides crashing them into each other I struggle with make believe on those!
5- I am deathly SCARED of mice and ants
6- I am a -in the closet- reality Tv Show, the game show Deal or No Deal, and HGTV (real estate shows) Junkie thank goodness I don't have time to watch a lot of these.

Okay, Lisa and Brandie Olson you are tagged...

Colbyism

"Mom, I'm going to marry you and then you can marry dad!"

Weddings, Weddings, Wedding

Wow! This was the year of the weddings. Welcome to the family Garrett, Derrick and Nikki! Congratulations to all of you guys, and brides You All Looked Gorgeous!!

There is better pictures of the couple in a below post! (Garrett and Kristen)

Shane and Nikki!

Derrick and Kandis

Aren't they all so great looking? I'll post some pixs of the boys soon at the weddings!

Aarghhhh

The boys loved going to Thanksgiving Point dressed up as pirates and went on a Pirate Treasure Hunt!! The loved going to Cabelas after probably even more!

Yeah I know they don't look like they were having fun,but they were!

Rainy Day

It was a rainy day, so we made a tent in Colby's room and read books and played cars and trains!!

Brotherly Love

Halloween Fun

We had our first Halloween party last Sunday. Colby decided he wanted to be black Spiderman and he wanted Brody to be red Spiderman. I think the boys look adorable! Ooops I ment tough!

Happy Summer

Hope Everyone is Having a GOOD Summer, we are having a crazy one, full of everything and doing a lot! Plan on updating later, but wanted to shout out a HI!

Picture -Hanging out with cousin, Jordan

A Mormon for President?

Something political to think about.... My husband would be so proud I posted this!!

MITT ROMNEY: CAN A MORMON GET ELECTED
President Of The U.S.?
--By David Shurtleff (Not A Mormon)

Heliumites, Bloggers, Political Scientists ... lend me your eyes. I come to criticize Mitt Romney not to praise him. The evil that men do is highlighted by the media. The good is often buried under labels ... so let it be with Romney.
The Media has touted that Romney is a Mormon, if it is so, it is a grievous thing and may cost him the election. When the scandal laden Olympics was embarrassing our nation, Romney stepped in and turned it into a showcase-Yet Romney is a MORMON, and surely a MORMON cannot be President.
Romney won the governorship of Massachusetts as a REPUBLICAN, yes, in a state that gives us Sen. Kennedy. He showed the ability to work with all people, of all political backgrounds - yet Romney is a MORMON and surely a MORMON cannot be President.
Romney saved a state government facing fiscal disaster, bringing economic expansion and staving off unemployment, something this nation could use - Yet Romney is a MORMON, and surely a MORMON cannot be President.
Unlike many politicians, Romney has remained faithful to his wedding vows, keeping his commitments to his wife and blessing his children - Yet Romney is a MORMON, and surely a MORMON cannot be President.
The twelfth article of Romney's faith, one which he no doubt memorized as a child, affirms that it is his duty to honor, obey, and sustain the law- Yet Romney is a MORMON, and surely a MORMON cannot be President.
Romney's faith group is recognized and respected by governments throughout the world, it was so respected that it was miraculously allowed to build a temple in communist East Germany before the wall came down-Yet Romney is a MORMON, and surely a MORMON cannot be President.
Romney's church teaches that the constitution is a divinely inspired document and that this nation was established by the God of Heaven. Such respect for our nation and its founding document can make just another politician into a statesman-Yet Romney is a MORMON, and surely a MORMON cannot be President.
Romney's religious organization teaches love and compassion for all human beings and provides millions of dollars in aid to many countries. It also sent thousands of volunteers to aid Katrina victims in our own country. That aid is given freely, without regard to the religious preference of the recipients-Yet Romney is a MORMON, and surely a MORMON cannot be President.

Wait a minute. What is it about being Mormon that disqualifies Mitt Romney from being an effective president? It is true that there may be theological differences that exist between Romney and others, but he is not running for Bishop, Rabbi, Pope, Minister, Imam, or Pastor...
He is running for President.

My brother wants one of these for his house. Talk about Stage Fright for my Boys!!! (or they will try and hit the fish, which would just be more mess for me)

If Your Life was a Sountrack

IF YOUR LIFE WAS A MOVIE, WHAT WOULD THE SOUNDTRACK SOUND LIKE?
Here's how it works:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
6. Don't lie and try to pretend you're cool...
Opening Credits: Tennessee - Arrested Development
Waking Up: Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynrd
Falling In Love: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith(Armageddo) Good Love Song!
Fight Song: Mama - Spice Girls (Ha, only a little embarrassed!)
Breaking Up: Dancing Barefoot - U2 (First time I heard the song, my husband must of loaded it, not bad..)
Prom: Cling and Clatter - Lifehouse
Life: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor (The Rocky Story) Cool!
Mental Breakdown: High - James Blunt
Driving: The Border - America
Flashback: Renegade - Styx
Getting back together: You Must Have Been an Angel - Bob Carlisle
Wedding: Song for Neen - Merril Bainbridge (I have to admit I was hoping for Depeche Mode)
Birth of Child: Empty Chairs - Don McLean/American Pie
Final Battle: That Ain't Love - REO Speedwagon
Death Scene: When Love & Hate Collide - Def Leppard
Funeral Song: Hanging By a Moment - Lifehouse
End Credits: Feel Like Singing - Sandy B/100%Pure Dance

So I have a ton of Country in my Zune, and none of them came up!

Fun Day!!

My sister got married this week, YEAH!!! The boys loved being around everyone and they looked so cute in their bowties and vests.

Kristen wanted to go all out with paying a photographer, how do you think he did??

Colby was everywhere, so hopefully daddy got a better picture of him

and of course the Bride and the Groom, doesn't she look great!! (Yes Garrett, you look good to)

and I have to add my Hottie and pumpkin

Like Father, Like Son

Colby followed daddy around the whole time mowing the lawn. Brody was also behind following, which was VERY cute, but he was following holding my hand, so I never could pull back far to get a picture of all three :(

Loving the Sunny Weather, some more pictures, Don't they both look so Happy, ha ha

PS - Olsons, you left your lawn mower ....

Funny - Look at Colby's arm, he's pretending to dump the grass just like daddy!!

Enjoying the Nice Weather (What happened to Spring??)

Picnic and Riding the Bikes!!

Check it out

At http://www.shanemcdonald.com/laughs/dr-phils-test.php there is Dr. Phils personality test, It said I'm a 34 and the below
Your total score is 34. Interpretation of Results
Others see you as sensible, cautious, careful & practical. They see you as clever, gifted, or talented, but modest. Not a person who makes friends too quickly or easily, but someone who's extremely loyal to friends you do make and who expect the same loyalty in return. Those who really get to know you realize it takes a lot to shake your trust in your friends, but equally that it takes you a long time to get over it if that trust is ever broken.
Take the test and comment on what it said, or email me!!

This is after he fed Brody a bunch of Chocolate, so innocent

Brody and his "new" shoes

Brody found some of Colby's old shoes and brought them to me to put them on. He loves them, they are a bit big, but they light up and he loves stomping around in them.

Especially for all you Working Moms out there!

I Double Dare you guys to all do at least ONE of these, I'll do #11 and #15
A little something to brighten your day.>>>>20 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity>>>>
1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.>>>>2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice.>>>>3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.>>>>4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In.">>>>5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks. Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.>>6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write "For Smuggling Diamonds">>>>7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy.">>>>8 . Don 't use any punctuation>>>>9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.>>>>10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat with a serious face.>>>>11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go.">>>>12. Sing Along At The Opera>>>>13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme>>>>14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.>>>>15. Five Days In Advance , Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.>>>>16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.>>>>17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!">>>>18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!">>>>19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner. "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."

Child Services

So if Child Services come knocking on my door I shouldn't be surpised. Anyone who has been around Colby for a couple of years knows he is accident prone, especially around concrete and his forehead. The problem is these accidents only happen a couple times of the year. When is that you might ask? That would be picture time! So if you notice the boys on take 1 of together pictures Colby's forehead is all scratched up. Brody's eye was slightly swollen (not a lot) do to him running in a chair. Yes I had the thought of pictures in my head so yes they got hurt. So you might think I'm crazy, but I can pull up Colbys one year etc.. and you'll notice he wears a beanie on his head a lot. That is to hide the newest addition to his forehead. So this past month is again a picture month. Not for Colby though, for Brody. I wasn't worried after all why would he follow in his brothers footsteps. His 3 month, 6 month pictures went without a problem and the 9 month wasn't a huge sore. We go in to get pictures taken, they have a two 1/2 hour wait time, we set the appointment. While waiting, friends of ours called and asked if we wanted to do dinner. We decided we had time and went to their house to pick them up. I had to pull some stuff off the computer for work real quick so I left Brody to Allens care while I did that (Yes I am putting all blame on Allen) Well Brody not only proved to me that I am abusing my kids by even having the thought of pictures in my head, but he showed me he could one up Colby (or so we thought) While Allen was looking at pictures of a Jeep, Brody wandered over to our friends stairs and literally walked straight off of them. I came and saw him doing somersaults the last 1/2 of the stairs. He only cried for a little bit and just seemed scared so I did start checking his face for any obvious marks. Here is one of the pictures we took (Yes we still went, I wanted to get a picture of his fangs before the middle teeth grew in) He didn't cooperate for a fangs pictures, but oh well, I at least got him in for his one years.

So we kept him turned so you couldn't see the side of his face that was banged up, it worked okay! So Colby was jealous that Brody got his pictures taken, so I told him we would run to Walmart and let him have some taken. I even asked him what he wanted to wear. But that was at least 3 days BEFORE what happened next.

This is 4 days after it happened, so thank goodness it has cleared up quite a bit, but he scraped from the top of the forehead clear down to a fat lip. So what do I do? Quit taking or even thinking about taking my kids to get pictures?

Homework

Colby had a homework assignment from school where he needed to bring a worm to school (any kind) We'll the night before he didn't find one, so this is how our morning went.

Yes that is Allen digging in our yard trying to find a worm, so where is Colby??

Yes that is Colby still eating his breakfast

Allen still is digging.... So finally when it was time to go Allen came in with no worm. Thank goodness mom had a backup plan and bought gummy worms just in case. Initially the whole problem with this scenario is we are already doing our kids homework and he's barely 4. But after Allen came back in it dawned on me that, "could he really see a worm in the dirt with his color blindness?" When I asked him he said he was looking for movement. Ha, I laughed at him and said it probably wasn't the brightess idea of mine to send my color blind husband to find a worm!

Being Fired

When Allen and I first got married if Allen didn't agree with how I did stuff (aka iron etc..) he would say I was fired. I kept telling him that under my definition of being fired that 'ment I didn't have to do it anymore. He quickly learned it wasn't a good idea to complain! Well to my surprise the other day I was driving home when Colby belted out, "Mom your fired" Me and Allen started to laugh very hard (which of course is what he wanted) I never realized what I was being fired for, but I did realize that maybe Allen didn't quit saying that phrase after all, I just became use to it. Now of course we gave Colby the reaction he wanted so I'm sure I'll be fired all the time.

Past Favorites of Colby

Awww, 3 days old








Colby went to vist Grandma Joe at work to show off his Batman costume. He was so excited to find out that not only was her department decorated as the "bat cave" but also Grandma was Catwoman








Look at our big 3 year old

A 4 year olds perspective of my life. . .

Colby was driving home with mommy after playing "house" with his cousin Caitlin, below is the conversation we had.
"Your not my mom" Said Colby
"I'm Not?" I asked, "Who is?"
"No one" Colby replied
"Oh really? Then who is going to tuck you in at night?" I asked
"No one" Colby said
"Okay, then who is going to give you hugs and kisses?" I tried
"No one'
After going on and on like this I thought I would get him, "okay then who is going to give you chocolate milk?"
Well he got me, "I will get my own" he replied.
"Okay I give up then, Who am I then??"
"Your Heather"
"Okay and what do I do then?" I asked
"You clean the kitchen" He replied so causally.

Past Favorites of Brody

Colby thought Brody looked bored after his nap so he filled his crib with all his toys:)

How cute are those little hospital gowns for our babies

Starting young