The Devil Wears Diapers

I really do try my best to watch my kids at all times...but it just so happens that whenever I try to take a shower or get dressed or make dinner, my little Carter finds all of the stuff he's supposed to stay away from. Believe me when I say that these photos are only the things he's gotten into THIS WEEK!!!

1. The entire bottle of syrup dumped in his bowl...notice there's no pancakes.


2. Aquaphilic cream for dry skin all over himself, his brothers and my sliding glass door.

3. Mascara all over his eyelids, eyebrows and upper lip. (Trying to get the Mexican mustache going)I had to go Visiting Teaching at that very moment and took him with me just like that!!



4. He cannot kick the bottle. I insisted that his bottle was "all gone" and he found it, and insisted that I pour the milk from his sippy into the bottle. When I told him there was no top for the bottle, he chose to chug it anyway.


5. Acrobatics all over the furniture...Two year old's shouldn't be that coordinated!


He is such a little Devil! But of course, I have to snap a picture before I act upset and say, "SHAME SHAME Carter James!!

I Want My Shrimp With Tails!!! Live!

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I Want My Shrimp With Tails!!!

As I mentioned in my previous post, my "devils" are back to normal. There is this nightly event when Ethan cries about everything that is served for dinner and Carter ends up with more dinner on the table and the floor than in his mouth...then there is Alec who is there to bully and encourage the others to continue in their antics!!! In this episode, I actually had the camera nearby to capture a typical dinner at our home.

It all began with a trip to Costco yesterday morning...I saw the frozen shrimp and thought to myself..."We haven't had shrimp in a long time...I bet my family would really be excited and enjoy this dinner tonight. They will just love me for the delicious dinner I am going to fix for them. I will make a homemade butter and parmesan creme sauce and add some of their favorite vegetables..."

Boy was I wrong... I need to quit dreaming! Here is just a taste of the drama beginning with Ethan..."I only like my shrimp with the TAILS on them!! blah...blah...blah" I have a video of the drama unfolding...but I'm having trouble getting it to upload. Jolayne...I need your help!!

Whirlwind Idaho Trip

We just returned...AGAIN...from a trip to Idaho. Ben's sweet grandma Paterson passed away just two days after we returned the last time, so Ben, Carter and I returned for the funeral. She was such a wonderful lady and example of kindness and beauty to us all. We will miss her and her sweet smiles.

Our kind and gracious friends here in town watched our boys for the weekend and of course were "ANGELS"...ate all of their dinner...brushed their teeth without complaining...etc. The day after we returned they regressed to being the "DEVILS" they usually are for me. Isn't that convenient. I need to send them away more often. While in Idaho, we stayed with Ben's cousin Trevor and his beautiful family... Mariah, Sidney and Brynlee. we were treated to delicious breakfasts and great visiting!! Thanks so much!

4th of July Highlights

As some of you may know, we traveled to Idaho Falls the week of the 4th. We had the
best time ever. So, to spare you all the verbage I will keep it brief!! By the way, the pictures are in no particular order.


Top 10 fun things we did on the week of the 4th!

10. I was able to see my dear friend Rachel Zaugg and her beautiful daughters that recently moved to the Pocatello area and we were able to see our cute little cousins Elisa, Juliana and Jake!

9. We went to Jackson Hole, Wyoming and went on an Alpine slide and took a boat trip on Jenny lake to see the beautiful falls there.

8. Ethan celebrated his 5th birthday! His grandma made him an adorable car cake and Ethan decided that now that he was 5 he was going to stop wetting his pants! Cross your fingers!!

7. Alec went fishing with Ben and caught a fish!!!! FINALLY!!

6. Ben and I and several other relatives ran the Firecracker 5K. Once again Ben smoked me without even trying... but I did improve my time to 32 minutes.

5. Carter went swimming in Aunt Joan's pond...fully clothed!!

4. Carter ate five pieces of Orbit gum when Ben put him to bed and had minty smelling diahrhea the next morning! (I opted to not include a picture of that mess!)

3. We visited Ben's Grandma and Grandpa Peterson. Grandma is in hospice care.

2. We had a fabulous dinner with Ben's two best buddies from high school and their families.

1. ANNALISE (Ben's sister)GOT ENGAGED!!!! YA HOO!!!! I can't think of anyone more deserving of a fabulous future!! Welcome to the family, Kimball!!

Happy Birthday to Ben!!

My favorite pookie celebrated his 38th birthday yesterday!! He was impressed that I made him two cakes... a white layer cake and a chocolate heart shaped cake. I'm so lucky, that it doesn't take much to impress Ben!!

Ben's claim to fame is that he was born on 7-7-70. He turned 7 on 7-7-77 and last year he turned 37 on 07-07-07. Leave it to a statistician to have such an interesting date for a birthday.

As a side note, I noticed that Nicole Kidman had a baby on Ben's birthday which was on Monday...and they named the baby Sunday. Too Funny!