I forgot to mention in the last post that every Thursday evening Perry goes and plays Stake basketball. Grant and I like to watch the games. Or Grant likes to run around with a basketball while I watch. Perry has made 3 shots in three games! Go Perry! He is still very rusty in his shot because he hasn't been practicing and is a bit out of shape but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at him.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
January Videos
I forgot to upload these with the last post.
I forgot to mention in the last post that every Thursday evening Perry goes and plays Stake basketball. Grant and I like to watch the games. Or Grant likes to run around with a basketball while I watch. Perry has made 3 shots in three games! Go Perry! He is still very rusty in his shot because he hasn't been practicing and is a bit out of shape but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at him.
I forgot to mention in the last post that every Thursday evening Perry goes and plays Stake basketball. Grant and I like to watch the games. Or Grant likes to run around with a basketball while I watch. Perry has made 3 shots in three games! Go Perry! He is still very rusty in his shot because he hasn't been practicing and is a bit out of shape but you wouldn't be able to tell by looking at him.
January Happenings
We have had some settling in after company was here during the Christmas holiday. It is almost like you need to detox after lots of company. We needed a break, that's for sure. It has almost been a month since anyone has visited. I think its almost a record. We do expect company though on president's weekend for Grant's birthday party.
There have been a few nice warm days where Grant and I were able to go on walks. And then we had a week of snow. It was good too because it didn't really stick on the streets but on the grass enough to play in it. Grant has also been really into drumming again. He always is but right now he just does it a lot more. He found some ear muffs that he thinks are headphones and he likes to wear them when he plays because he sees Perry wearing his headphones while recording. So its pretty funny when Grant puts them on cock-eyed. Anyway, a pretty laid back January and thats why I haven't posted much in the last month. Here are some photos and videos.
There have been a few nice warm days where Grant and I were able to go on walks. And then we had a week of snow. It was good too because it didn't really stick on the streets but on the grass enough to play in it. Grant has also been really into drumming again. He always is but right now he just does it a lot more. He found some ear muffs that he thinks are headphones and he likes to wear them when he plays because he sees Perry wearing his headphones while recording. So its pretty funny when Grant puts them on cock-eyed. Anyway, a pretty laid back January and thats why I haven't posted much in the last month. Here are some photos and videos.
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| Whoops! Red eye. |
Nursery Independence!
In our church we have 3 hours, each hour a different thing. After the first hour, which is Sacrament meeting, kids age 18 months to about 3 years old go to a class called Nursery. They basically get to play with toys, have a short singing time, lesson time, and a snack. Anyway, Grant loves nursery and basically always has. Today we had a funny experience.
One of the members of our church came to talk to Perry and me. Grant was sitting in the pew eating a fruit twist snack. Perry left to help the member find someone. When I went to the pew Grant was gone so I assumed he was with Perry. I grabbed our stuff and went to find Perry. I quickly realized Perry didn't have Grant; that Grant was with neither of us. I thought to myself that Grant had been talking about Nursery during Sacrament meeting as always and was probably headed to his class. Mind you Grant is still only 1, will be two next month, but he knows where his class is. I wasn't panicked at all because he is a very popular toddler in our ward and we trust everyone there, and right I was as I walked out of the Chapel. One of his babysitters somehow knew I was looking for him and said he was headed "thataway" (towards nursery). I briefly saw a child open a door for another but didn't see the child. I went into his class and there he was. I said "Hey, Grant!" He shook his head saying, "Bye bye mommy, good night, see you later!" He was ready for me to be out of there.
So there you have it. It made me laugh a lot thinking about it during church. We have a funny little boy.
One of the members of our church came to talk to Perry and me. Grant was sitting in the pew eating a fruit twist snack. Perry left to help the member find someone. When I went to the pew Grant was gone so I assumed he was with Perry. I grabbed our stuff and went to find Perry. I quickly realized Perry didn't have Grant; that Grant was with neither of us. I thought to myself that Grant had been talking about Nursery during Sacrament meeting as always and was probably headed to his class. Mind you Grant is still only 1, will be two next month, but he knows where his class is. I wasn't panicked at all because he is a very popular toddler in our ward and we trust everyone there, and right I was as I walked out of the Chapel. One of his babysitters somehow knew I was looking for him and said he was headed "thataway" (towards nursery). I briefly saw a child open a door for another but didn't see the child. I went into his class and there he was. I said "Hey, Grant!" He shook his head saying, "Bye bye mommy, good night, see you later!" He was ready for me to be out of there.
So there you have it. It made me laugh a lot thinking about it during church. We have a funny little boy.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Dates!!
So I love going on days. Ever since Grant was born they have been few and far between due to laziness of finding a babysitter/slight anxiety about a non-family member watching him. I'm over it now...but we still need to figure out how to make it easier for a babysitter to put Grant down for bed..
Anyway, one of my resolutions or goals for the year is to go on one date a week. I love the idea of it of course so we are really trying to implement it. We are on week two of dates. Last week we went to the Temple and did Sealings, and then we had lunch at Panda Express and a lunch dessert at the Malt Shoppe. It was good fun!
This week seemed more special and less expensive. First of all it was a beautiful day. We have these "starving student cards"that have a lot of free and discounted things. We have two cards so we took advantage and found a couple things we had never done before and chose one. We went and did some Archery practice. The place was definitely for avid hunters but it was fun and funny being the silly, unskilled couple on the side. I wish we could have taken pictures during this part of the date. We were against the far left wall target and shared the target. We made up a system of points and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. My first two shots got stuck on a board on the side of the wall. Yeah....obviously not even close. But once we got the hang of things we sometimes hit the target board lol. We also had some healthy neck and neck competition and I won. Yay!
After archery we found a half off dinner thing at a mexican restaurant and shared the meal, and then got a buy one get one free ice cream at sub zero. Very rich delicious ice cream. We got way to much. But I saved mine for later. I was surprise to see they had other options like healthy stuff like soy milk, yogurt...among other alternatives. I went for the good stuff though. It was a great super long date. Grant was asleep the entire time while a friend from Perry's work sat and surfed the net the whole time.
Hears to dating! Weekly. I hope to report some other fun dates. Some time soon we may use our free range session at a guns and ammo shop. I have never shot a gun before. It could be interesting.
Anyway, one of my resolutions or goals for the year is to go on one date a week. I love the idea of it of course so we are really trying to implement it. We are on week two of dates. Last week we went to the Temple and did Sealings, and then we had lunch at Panda Express and a lunch dessert at the Malt Shoppe. It was good fun!
This week seemed more special and less expensive. First of all it was a beautiful day. We have these "starving student cards"that have a lot of free and discounted things. We have two cards so we took advantage and found a couple things we had never done before and chose one. We went and did some Archery practice. The place was definitely for avid hunters but it was fun and funny being the silly, unskilled couple on the side. I wish we could have taken pictures during this part of the date. We were against the far left wall target and shared the target. We made up a system of points and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. My first two shots got stuck on a board on the side of the wall. Yeah....obviously not even close. But once we got the hang of things we sometimes hit the target board lol. We also had some healthy neck and neck competition and I won. Yay!
After archery we found a half off dinner thing at a mexican restaurant and shared the meal, and then got a buy one get one free ice cream at sub zero. Very rich delicious ice cream. We got way to much. But I saved mine for later. I was surprise to see they had other options like healthy stuff like soy milk, yogurt...among other alternatives. I went for the good stuff though. It was a great super long date. Grant was asleep the entire time while a friend from Perry's work sat and surfed the net the whole time.
Hears to dating! Weekly. I hope to report some other fun dates. Some time soon we may use our free range session at a guns and ammo shop. I have never shot a gun before. It could be interesting.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Pregnancy Victory!
So as you may know I was nauseous for about 2 weeks and I was miserable. I commend all the women out there that continue to forge through pregnancy feeling that way the entire time! I was very averted to any kind of meat, unless it was already cooked and not cooked in front of me. Today marks a victory in my own pregnancy aversions. I now feel okay about cooking a delicious dinner that involves preparing and cooking raw chicken. It will be a new recipe I found through Pinterest: here. If you didn't click on the link I am making crockpot orange chicken and rice for dinner, with steamed broccoli on the side.
For those of you who really know me, you know one of my hobbies is cooking, baking...really just following any recipe and trying new recipes all the time. 90% of my recipes turn out and I will be the first to tell you if its gross. I just get embarrassed when I try a new recipe with guests and it ends up being one of the 10% gone awry. Anyway, I'm really proud of myself and it shows me that I can still have fun with dinner recipes while pregnant. I had been baking things like muffins and cookies to still enjoy the recipes I found.
So anyway, this is basically a "yay for me" post, and it seemed noteworthy enough in my homemakerish life. Soon I will be posting about our ultrasound we got last week. I will just take a picture of the ultrasound since my scanner isn't working. Ta ta!
For those of you who really know me, you know one of my hobbies is cooking, baking...really just following any recipe and trying new recipes all the time. 90% of my recipes turn out and I will be the first to tell you if its gross. I just get embarrassed when I try a new recipe with guests and it ends up being one of the 10% gone awry. Anyway, I'm really proud of myself and it shows me that I can still have fun with dinner recipes while pregnant. I had been baking things like muffins and cookies to still enjoy the recipes I found.
So anyway, this is basically a "yay for me" post, and it seemed noteworthy enough in my homemakerish life. Soon I will be posting about our ultrasound we got last week. I will just take a picture of the ultrasound since my scanner isn't working. Ta ta!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Holiday Pictures
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| Our "gingerbread" nativities. |
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| 2 Months Prego |
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| Opening Stockings |
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| Grant really got the hang of opening presents and wanted to open all of ours. |
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| Grant and Grandma Flora |
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| Grant and Grandpa Stotts |
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| He face planted onto a basket. Notice his eye. |
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| New Years kiss.... I won't show mine and Perry's |
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| On the roof watching fireworks |
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| Taiwanese face masks |
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Grand Milestone
Grant went poo in the potty. If you don't want any details you should stop reading now.
He always asks to go to the potty but we just sit him there diaperless and he just chills. We never expect anything but a friendly relationship with the toilet. Today however he asked to use the potty. I wouldn't have let him except that I was going to change his diaper anyway for nap time. He sat there. I asked him if he was all done. He said "No all done mommy!" So I left and did something in the kitchen and came back and I heard "kerplop!" I was so ecstatic and shocked. He isn't potty trained and I'm not going to try (until mid may) except for always let him sit on the potty when he wants to to but it was awesome. He was so gratified and proud of himself! He then said "All done!" I had to stall him so I could get the proper toddler potty wipes to wipe him. It was quite better than changing a poopy diaper. It didn't smell and I only used two wipes instead of like 10. The rest of the story lies in the video below that Aunt Megan took.
Warning: You will see poo.
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| Just went poo! |
He always asks to go to the potty but we just sit him there diaperless and he just chills. We never expect anything but a friendly relationship with the toilet. Today however he asked to use the potty. I wouldn't have let him except that I was going to change his diaper anyway for nap time. He sat there. I asked him if he was all done. He said "No all done mommy!" So I left and did something in the kitchen and came back and I heard "kerplop!" I was so ecstatic and shocked. He isn't potty trained and I'm not going to try (until mid may) except for always let him sit on the potty when he wants to to but it was awesome. He was so gratified and proud of himself! He then said "All done!" I had to stall him so I could get the proper toddler potty wipes to wipe him. It was quite better than changing a poopy diaper. It didn't smell and I only used two wipes instead of like 10. The rest of the story lies in the video below that Aunt Megan took.
Warning: You will see poo.
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