Oh Geez!!!!

As parents, we know it's inevitable that our kids will at some point make a comment that will be so embarrassing we will want to crawl under a rock. It's just part of being a parent, right? We've had a few "moments" at this point in our parenting careers that were cringe worthy. Like when Tyler once saw my friend nursing her baby and pointed to my friends breast and asked, "how come my mom's are bigger than yours?". Or the time we were at the grocery store and Tyler pointed to a woman with really short hair and asked, "Is that a boy or a girl." It's embarrassing but we hope no one has heard and try to get out of the situation ASAP. Well, yesterday we reached a whole new low. We were over at my parents house for dinner. They had the missionaries over to eat as well. During dinner, Boston turned to one of the Elders and said, "You look like a rabbit." "Yeah" he said. "Why?". Boston's very observant response was, "Because your ears are really big and they stick out." Oh geez!!!! Luckily for me, I was in the other room. My dad was right there though and afterwards, I asked him what he said to soften the blow and make it less awkward. His response to me, "There wasn't anything to say." Oh geez!!! Luckily, the guy was a good sport and said, "And I like carrots too." So Sad!!!

On a more positive note, Happy Birthday Stephanie (my SIL)!!! I love you!

Excuses, Excuses

OK, so I know it's been a while since I last blogged. Although I must say, I feel totally justified in my absence from the blogging world. I have lots of really good excuses. Let's start with the fact that of the last 50 days, Ammon has been out of town 40 of them. Good excuse, right? That leads me to my next excuse, with Ammon gone, I'm responsible for the care of my kids 24/7- I don't know how single moms do it! Another good excuse. How about the fact that my house is on the market and a good portion of my time is spent trying to keep my house perfect JUST IN CASE someone decides to drop by and take a peak. What about I've had a sick, fevery, barfing baby that needed all my time and attention. Still not convinced I'm justified in my hiatus. OK, then what if I said I were pregnant (like first trimester, so tired, always nauseous pregnant)? I have my reasons for not being up to date in the blog world. I think they're good excuses. Maybe one day we will finally get to AZ with Ammon and my life with return to semi normal and I can once again become a regular blogger. Who knows. Maybe I had my blogging run and the rest is downhill from here. Only time will tell. K well I better run, kids are screaming. Let me quickly leave you with a story from the other night. On Wednesday night, Ammon jumped on Skype and the kids and I crowded around the computer and we all had a little talk. We told our kids that not only is Thanksgiving coming up in November but around that time we will be having a new baby. The kids immediately asked if it would be a boy or a girl. We told them we didn't know yet. They asked what we would name the baby, we told them we didn't know yet. We finished off the conversation by saying our prayers (over Skype, weird but sometimes we have to do weird things to keep some sort of family unity). The kids and I then headed upstairs for bed. As I tucked Tyler and Boston in, I explained to them that sometimes when you have a baby in your stomach, you feel really tired and sick. Tyler said, "wait, you have a baby in your stomach?". I was a little confused. "Yes, Tyler, that's what daddy and I were just talking to you guys about." Tyler explained that since it wasn't coming until Thanksgiving she didn't think it would be in there yet. I concluded by saying, "Yes, that baby is in there. It's about the size of a bouncy ball. That's why I haven't been feeling that good lately. " I can't remember if it was Boston or Tyler but one of them said, "Ohhhh, so that's why you're always on the toilet." Interesting what kids pick up on and what goes straight over their heads. Anyways, as of right now, I think the kids and I are on the same page. Little tiny baby in my tummy. Going to come out around Thanksgiving.

Weak Easter Performance

I owe my children an apology. Thankfully they are young and will forgive me, but this Easter was the weakest one yet. I have been in Memphis for almost a month now receiving some training so Brooke has been holding down the fort solo (and doing an amazing job might I add). I flew home Friday night late. We spent Saturday running around as a family and celebrating my Father in Law's birthday Saturday evening in true Blodgett fashion. Yes Curry party. Around 8pm we decided we still needed to color Easter eggs which took about 20 min because we only boiled 12.

Our Easter morning started with me and Brooke rushing around the family room hiding the 11 eggs (yeah Boston broke one) and one bag of mini candy bars and discovering our camera battery wwas dead. The kids didn't have Easter baskets just a weak 11 eggs hunt in the comfort of their own home. We will do better next year. I did manage to have a quick quiz and refresher course with them on why we really celebrate Easter and what Resurrection means before family prayer so it wasn't a complete failure.

Got Annoying???

I just have to get this off my chest. It's been bother me for a few years now. It seems that it just keeps coming back into my life. You know the milk slogan: Got Milk? Can I tell you how annoying it is that EVERYONE uses that slogan for their various companies. It DRIVES ME CRAZY!!! First of all, I didn't even think it was that good of a line when Milk used it but for some reason, everyone else in the world loved it so much they decided it would be their slogan for their various companies too. Got Termites? (for a pest control company). Got Hair? (for a hair loss product). Got Jink (for a junk removal service). I even saw one today that said, Got Pregnant? (for some helpline for teen mothers- are you kidding me??). Here's a rule all should follow- if you have a company of your own, find your own tag line. Got Milk? is milk's tag line. STOP USING GOT then whatever the product is. Be original, be creative. OK, I can now move forward with my life.

Daddy Daughter Date

This last weekend I went on the best date with Dad! Life is so busy and crazy all the time so it was really cool to be able to spend some one on one time with just my dad! He picked me up Friday morning at 5:50am and we headed to the Lexington, KY airport. We boarded the plane headed to Atlanta and then onto Miami. Unfortunately, the plane took so long to de-ice in Lex that by the time they were done, Atlanta had stopped all planes from landing there because of weather issues. By the time we made it to Atlanta, our flight to Miami had already left. Normally, we would have just jumped on the next flight out but quickly found that that would not happen as it was spring break and every flight to Miami and surrounding airports were oversold for the rest of the day. With some hard work, my dad was able to secure us two seats to Sarasota, FL. Once there, we rented a car and drove 3 hours to Miami. We stayed at the Trump International Hotel and after dropping our bags off in our room, headed to the spa. We both got massages which were so relaxing and awesome!! After that, we went to an Italian restaurant for dinner. Next, my dad asked my what I was going to bring my kids home from my trip. I hadn't figured that out yet so we went shopping and he picked out some really cute clothes for my babies. It was so sweet to see him pick things out for my kids because normally that is something my mom and I do. It was fun to have that experience with my dad. After that, we went back to the hotel and crashed! The next morning we had breakfast by the beach. Following that, we went and got pedicures. Then, we headed over to the American Airlines Arena for a Utah Jazz/Miami Heat showdown. Unfortunately, the Jazz lost in triple overtime! We then headed to the airport and flew back to Lexington. I had such a fun and relaxing weekend. I will remember it FOREVER!!! I love you dad and I am so grateful for the person you are. You always put your family first! Whenever I am upset, you always know the right things to say and do to help me feel calm (not that I was upset this weekend, it's just a quality in you that I really love!). I love the papa you are to my kids. They adore you and so do I! Thanks for the fun weekend!!!!!

PS- I also have to give a huge thanks to Ammon who stepped in and took over my responsibilities so I could have such a fun weekend away. I love you Ammon!
PPS- And as always, thanks to my mom who always helps with whatever needs helping with. I don't know what I would do without you mom!!! I love you!

Mother Knows Best... or Not

Brooke: "Boston, get over here right now!"

Boston: "I can't!"

Brooke: "Yes you can. Now hurry."
Boston: "Mom, I can't!"

Brooke: "Boston! Now!"

Boston: "But I can't."

Brooke: "If I have to come get you, you're going to be in big trouble. Now get over here!"

Boston: "I'm stuck."

Brooke: "That's it! I'm coming up there and you're in trouble."

Upon entering the room, the guilt set in immediately. Who knew he really couldn't come and wasn't just being a 3 year old.

The World is a Playground

Up until last Thursday, my kids favorite new hangout was the garage. They discovered that even if it's freezing cold outside, it's not so bad in the garage. Usually I would back my car out so they had lots of room to play but on that day, my car was in the garage just innocently parking. My kids like to spend garage time riding bikes and scooters, pretending to go fishing, or turning the music up in their power wheels and dancing. There was also another activity in which they were engaged, one I didn't know about but would soon discover. I was peacefully reading a book on my bed. Ryder was asleep; Tyler and Boston were playing in the garage. I was just thinking about how nice it was to have a few moments to myself when all of a sudden I heard a loud thud and then Tyler screaming at the top of her lungs. I lunged off my bed, slid in my socks through the hallway, and threw open the door to the garage- nervous to see what I would find. Tyler was screaming but was also walking over to me so that was a good sign. I shouted over her screaming, "Tyler, what happened?" Her response? "It was Boston's idea." Boston was just watching the whole mess unfold looking a little nervous. After I took inventory of both of my kids, I noticed my car. The top of it was covered with shoes and fishing poles and bike helmets and rain boots. I started to piece things together. I figured, Tyler and Boston were playing on top of my car, and she feel off and landed on the cement garage floor. I was terrified. I was thinking what if she would have landed on her head or her neck or her back? I was a little freaked out. At this point, Ammon came out to see what all the commotion was about. Once he knew everyone was OK physically, he started to take all the items off the top of my car. While checking my car for scratches and dents, he noticed that the back windshield wiper had been broken off and was hanging from the back. Still, my kids hadn't fessed up to what happened so based on the evidence, we concurred that my kids were using the garage door ledges to hoist themselves up onto my back bumper. At that point, they would use the windshield wiper as a step to climb onto the top of my car. Tyler was mid climb when the wiper broke and she skidded down the back of our garage til she landed on the ground. Seriously, what are kids thinking?? Luckily, my windshield wiper got the majority of the injuries. It makes me sick to think what could have happened. Needless to say, the garage is currently off limits for playing until further notice.