This is a question I have for Brett Favre. Why on earth do you retire, then decided, opps, bad decision. Why on Earth? Why mess up a good thing? The Packers were so close to the Super Bowl last year, you could have led them there one more time, Brett!!
Ok, so I am a really sad Green Bay Packer fan. I was sad in March when Brett decided to retire, but thought, ok, maybe he really is done-he had an amazing run. But now all the stuff happening the last couple weeks is really sad. He should have just stayed retired. I just cannot stand to see him play for another team. Why do retired guys do this....don't they know it doesn't always end well...ask Michael Jordan! And where will Favre retire his number...the number 4 should be in Lambeau Field...not the Jets Stadium.....why Brett, why? The Jets play the Redskins next week...how will that turn out?
I also think it is funny that he is on the front of the Madden '09 Video game in his Packer uniform. I bet the people who did the Madden '09 Video game didn't expect to see Favre in a Jets uniform this year-right about the time their game was released!! And how collectible now is the little figurine of Brett that you get with the video game?
Please join in with the cheeseheads for a moment of silence for their loss... and wish Aaron Rogers luck-he has gigantic shoes to fill!!!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Friday, August 8, 2008
Until the monsoon hit....
We were having a blast!! A friend invited us to a great beach only about 35 miles from our house. We went with our friends Jill and Lizzie, and thank goodness we had the company. The beach is really nice-small, nice sand, shallow water, quiet and has a nice pirate ship play structure. All of us were having lots of fun. Especially Landon! He was really grumpy, then took the water really quickly. He was very brave, probably a little brave for my taste. It didn't even bother him to go under the water.....yikes. Oh, and the highlight for the kids was watching a lady take a jelly fish out of the water. I guess the only potential problem of the beach-although there was a huge sign in the entry way warning of jellyfish in the water.
Anyhow we saw the storm clouds come, heard talk of an impeding storm, but tried to brave it out. Well, we ended up in the massive storm. Luckily the workers let us stay in the shed for a while, so we could at least dry off the kids so they didn't have to do the long ride wet. Incidentally, the short ride there turned into 3 hours coming home because of construction and and accident. Jordan informed me that her bottom hurt from sitting so long. I told her I was sorry, but I felt like I was sitting in sand paper since I didn't have a chance to rinse off. The only other problem was that the girls kept begging for snacks and getting them to children in the very back proves to be a challenge. Jill and I enjoyed our tootsies and York patties, though! The other good thing was that the boys pretty much slept the whole time and woke up only about 1/2 hour before we got home.
Here are some pics from the day:
Everyone loved playing in the water.
Landon really loves the water. It makes me excited for the Outer Banks in a few weeks.
This is us in the storage shed after we got the kids changed.
Here is another of my brave boy!!
Jordan having fun.
Spencer loves to dig in the sand.
It is a really nice little beach for kids.
This was when we left-just before another storm hit on the way home. The street was flooded!
The wind was so strong, at one point we closed the door of the shed because the rain drops hurt when they hit.
more of the storm
can you see the raindrops on the boardwalk...mother nature is an amazing thing!!
the cold kids in the shed before we changed them.
One fun thing that happened at beach was that we met this gal while hanging out in the water. She and I talked for a few minutes-she was really friendly and seemed to need someone to talk to. She asked about our group and how we all knew each other so I told her we knew each other through church. I mentioned that there were some gals from Jill's church that I didn't know and she was pretty quick to figure us out-she said "so you are in the same stake, but different wards?" I was pretty surprised, then she told us she was raised LDS, was inactive for a while, but had been back to church for the last year. We talked for a while longer, so It was really cool. She even carried a bunch of our stuff in the rainstorm. She gave me her e-mail and said her parents welcome anyone who wants to visit Palmyra. If we stayed home, we wouldn't have met her!!
Anyhow we saw the storm clouds come, heard talk of an impeding storm, but tried to brave it out. Well, we ended up in the massive storm. Luckily the workers let us stay in the shed for a while, so we could at least dry off the kids so they didn't have to do the long ride wet. Incidentally, the short ride there turned into 3 hours coming home because of construction and and accident. Jordan informed me that her bottom hurt from sitting so long. I told her I was sorry, but I felt like I was sitting in sand paper since I didn't have a chance to rinse off. The only other problem was that the girls kept begging for snacks and getting them to children in the very back proves to be a challenge. Jill and I enjoyed our tootsies and York patties, though! The other good thing was that the boys pretty much slept the whole time and woke up only about 1/2 hour before we got home.
Here are some pics from the day:
Everyone loved playing in the water.
Landon really loves the water. It makes me excited for the Outer Banks in a few weeks.
This is us in the storage shed after we got the kids changed.
Here is another of my brave boy!!
Jordan having fun.
Spencer loves to dig in the sand.
It is a really nice little beach for kids.
This was when we left-just before another storm hit on the way home. The street was flooded!
The wind was so strong, at one point we closed the door of the shed because the rain drops hurt when they hit.
more of the storm
can you see the raindrops on the boardwalk...mother nature is an amazing thing!!
the cold kids in the shed before we changed them.
One fun thing that happened at beach was that we met this gal while hanging out in the water. She and I talked for a few minutes-she was really friendly and seemed to need someone to talk to. She asked about our group and how we all knew each other so I told her we knew each other through church. I mentioned that there were some gals from Jill's church that I didn't know and she was pretty quick to figure us out-she said "so you are in the same stake, but different wards?" I was pretty surprised, then she told us she was raised LDS, was inactive for a while, but had been back to church for the last year. We talked for a while longer, so It was really cool. She even carried a bunch of our stuff in the rainstorm. She gave me her e-mail and said her parents welcome anyone who wants to visit Palmyra. If we stayed home, we wouldn't have met her!!
Then while were were in the shed, there was another family who was waiting out the storm and out of the blue they asked us what stake we were in. Apparently they heard me tell Rachel, the girl I met that I had been married in the DC temple. We discussed the fact that there are a few words that you only hear other LDS people say. It was funny.
So, all in all, it wasn't a bad day. It was a little adventure and I sure am glad Jill was with me on the drive because I would have been crazy and may have resorted to talking to myself!!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Utah continued...fun hanging out at our cousin's house.
Darin's sister Darcie has 3 big dogs, to whom Landon took an instant liking. They were right at his viewing level, and he loved them. The one below is Maverick (I think...always go them mixed up), and he was so good with Landon-Lanny layed on him and the dog didn't move. There was a puppy named butch-who was not small, and he was a little stressful because he would run out the door every time my kids opened it, and they are not used to a dog, so guess how many times I went running down the street with a dog treat and leash.
Oh, let's give Maverick a kiss:)
Um, I think you better wait a few years Landon.
Darcie lives on a cul-de-sac, and all the neighborhood kids were outside playing all the time and my kids loved it.
Spencer may need to wait a little bit as well. They were just all so happy to play outside and not have their mother constantly tell them not to go too far and not to run in the street.
More with the dogs-Lanny loves them so much. Spencer on other hand did not care for them one bit. At one point, after one too many times of the dog trying to steal his food he told Darin "I don't like Butch, he's not my friend." He really is a beautiful dog, just very active and started to grow on me in the end.
This is one amazing lady-Grandma Andrew. Darin's grandma, sot he kiddies great grandmother. She is in her mid 80's and still very active. She is a wonderful example for everyone who meets her. We love you Grandma and were so happy you could come as well.
My children had so much fun playing with their cousins Caleb and Aiden. They were in heaven with the huge-and I mean huge backyard with a swing set, sand pit, running around the neighborhood and all the fun toys. They rode on the power motorcycle and loved that as well. One time when we were leaving, we had to look for Jordan and she was playing in with a neighbor in their garage. It would be so fun to live in a neighborhood like that some day.
Caleb took all the kids for a ride on the motorcycle.
Landon loved wandering around. It is nice to be the corner house in a cul-de-sac.
We were so excited to see you Caleb and Aiden and can't wait until the family reunion next year!! Thanks for sharing all your great toys and and being so nice to your cousins!!
Oh, let's give Maverick a kiss:)
Um, I think you better wait a few years Landon.Darcie lives on a cul-de-sac, and all the neighborhood kids were outside playing all the time and my kids loved it.
Spencer may need to wait a little bit as well. They were just all so happy to play outside and not have their mother constantly tell them not to go too far and not to run in the street.
More with the dogs-Lanny loves them so much. Spencer on other hand did not care for them one bit. At one point, after one too many times of the dog trying to steal his food he told Darin "I don't like Butch, he's not my friend." He really is a beautiful dog, just very active and started to grow on me in the end.
This is one amazing lady-Grandma Andrew. Darin's grandma, sot he kiddies great grandmother. She is in her mid 80's and still very active. She is a wonderful example for everyone who meets her. We love you Grandma and were so happy you could come as well.
My children had so much fun playing with their cousins Caleb and Aiden. They were in heaven with the huge-and I mean huge backyard with a swing set, sand pit, running around the neighborhood and all the fun toys. They rode on the power motorcycle and loved that as well. One time when we were leaving, we had to look for Jordan and she was playing in with a neighbor in their garage. It would be so fun to live in a neighborhood like that some day.
Caleb took all the kids for a ride on the motorcycle.
Landon loved wandering around. It is nice to be the corner house in a cul-de-sac.
We were so excited to see you Caleb and Aiden and can't wait until the family reunion next year!! Thanks for sharing all your great toys and and being so nice to your cousins!!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
A fun trip to Utah
We were able to have a nice trip to Utah recently. We had a great time-the children experienced lots of things for the first time, visited friends and family, and just had fun.
Here are fa few highlights fo the first day. This may be a series, since so much happened!! I took so many pictures and love to look at them....sorry, but it is my blog after all. Just look at the pictures if you want an overview.
Lessons learned:
1. Allow yourself more time than you think so you are not running to the gate as they board the plane. Remember at Dulles you have to ride the outerspacemobile to the terminal.
1. Remember to pick up your car seat from the belt at Security so your wife doesn't ask you where it is as you are walking down the jetway.
3. If at all possible, have your carseat on the plane so your very active and smart 3 year old doesn't keep taking off his seat belt.
4. Have a DVD player that works. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU LEA!!!!
We arrived almost very late in Salt Lake Mon night so decided to stay in a hotel. We didn't get there until after midnight, so the kids were so tired. They had all fallen asleep on the plane, so getting to the hotel was a little rough. At one point Darin was getting the bags and I was sitting on a bench with 3 sleeping children. We took a van to the hotel and Jordan cried because no one sat in the back seat with her.
On Tuesday morning we went to the distribution center to get goodies we don't get easily out here, then to a big Seagull Book and Tape. The children weren't in the mood to shop.
Oh, this was after we told Jordan we would get her a pink booster seat, since we left Spencer's at th airport, but they didn't have pink at walmart. She got over it pretty quick.
The following pictures are from our trip to Temple Square. It is so different downtown with the mall torn down. It was rainy while we were there, so Spencer found some good puddles. It quit raining when we were in the car just past the capital. We still had a really nice time, despit having 3 tired cranky kids. The really liked the temple and Christus statue.
We drove up to Ogden to visit some of my friends. I lived in Ogden before Darin and I got married because I had graduated from Weber State. One of my dearest and closest friends and former roommate Amy bought a house right when we got married, so we had a nice dinner in her backyard. The 3 gals from the left all came out to our wedding, and Suzanne who is on the end did all our pictures.
This is Maggie who is one of the best gals ever!! We were roommies in the basement of a house before I moved up with Amy and have been friends ever since. I was so excited to hear of Maggie's engagement and got to meet her fiance, who is equally as nice. He was brave enough to take pictures of my family and was so patient as well.
The guy in this picture is Parker, son of one of my favorite bishops. I met him when he was so young, and now he will be a senior. He is a big Wisconsin/Packers fan, so when he was in 5th grade, I went to his class to help with a report on Wisconsin. It was so much fun-He and his older brother are like brothers I never had.
Amy had an apricot tree and my kids were so amazed. Everyone was complaining about how how it was, and Darin and I were in heaven without the humidity!!
Stay tuned for more adventures in Utah!!
Here are fa few highlights fo the first day. This may be a series, since so much happened!! I took so many pictures and love to look at them....sorry, but it is my blog after all. Just look at the pictures if you want an overview.
Lessons learned:
1. Allow yourself more time than you think so you are not running to the gate as they board the plane. Remember at Dulles you have to ride the outerspacemobile to the terminal.
1. Remember to pick up your car seat from the belt at Security so your wife doesn't ask you where it is as you are walking down the jetway.
3. If at all possible, have your carseat on the plane so your very active and smart 3 year old doesn't keep taking off his seat belt.
4. Have a DVD player that works. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU LEA!!!!
We arrived almost very late in Salt Lake Mon night so decided to stay in a hotel. We didn't get there until after midnight, so the kids were so tired. They had all fallen asleep on the plane, so getting to the hotel was a little rough. At one point Darin was getting the bags and I was sitting on a bench with 3 sleeping children. We took a van to the hotel and Jordan cried because no one sat in the back seat with her.
On Tuesday morning we went to the distribution center to get goodies we don't get easily out here, then to a big Seagull Book and Tape. The children weren't in the mood to shop.
Oh, this was after we told Jordan we would get her a pink booster seat, since we left Spencer's at th airport, but they didn't have pink at walmart. She got over it pretty quick.
The following pictures are from our trip to Temple Square. It is so different downtown with the mall torn down. It was rainy while we were there, so Spencer found some good puddles. It quit raining when we were in the car just past the capital. We still had a really nice time, despit having 3 tired cranky kids. The really liked the temple and Christus statue.
We drove up to Ogden to visit some of my friends. I lived in Ogden before Darin and I got married because I had graduated from Weber State. One of my dearest and closest friends and former roommate Amy bought a house right when we got married, so we had a nice dinner in her backyard. The 3 gals from the left all came out to our wedding, and Suzanne who is on the end did all our pictures.
This is Maggie who is one of the best gals ever!! We were roommies in the basement of a house before I moved up with Amy and have been friends ever since. I was so excited to hear of Maggie's engagement and got to meet her fiance, who is equally as nice. He was brave enough to take pictures of my family and was so patient as well.
The guy in this picture is Parker, son of one of my favorite bishops. I met him when he was so young, and now he will be a senior. He is a big Wisconsin/Packers fan, so when he was in 5th grade, I went to his class to help with a report on Wisconsin. It was so much fun-He and his older brother are like brothers I never had.
Amy had an apricot tree and my kids were so amazed. Everyone was complaining about how how it was, and Darin and I were in heaven without the humidity!!
Stay tuned for more adventures in Utah!!Thursday, July 31, 2008
Desperate cry for help!!
Help me please!!!!
If anyone has the trick for getting an almost 3 year old boy potty trained, I will pay top dollar!!! If I have to clean up poo from a little bum and pair of underwear one more time, I don't know if I will have a child left to potty train!!!
Last night I was going to the bathroom myself, then Darin yelled for my help. Spencer had no underwear on-he had previously wet them, then came walking into the living room to hand Darin a big poo he had done....gross....what the heck do I do?
I am such a basket case about this. I get so angry and Spencer sees it, so I know that doesn't help. I have this false thinking that how well my child is potty trained is a result of how good of a mother I am. I am failing miserably with potty training, so therefore I currently feel extremely low on the mothering scale.
So why on earth do I take this so personal? I hear of all these other children who are younger than Spence and already potty trained. 2 year olds who are just barely talking are potty trained...where do I go wrong? Why is my child so resistant to peeing and pooping on the toilet? Can he not feel it, does he not care? ARG ARG ARG!!!
Any ideas are greatly appreciated!!
If anyone has the trick for getting an almost 3 year old boy potty trained, I will pay top dollar!!! If I have to clean up poo from a little bum and pair of underwear one more time, I don't know if I will have a child left to potty train!!!
Last night I was going to the bathroom myself, then Darin yelled for my help. Spencer had no underwear on-he had previously wet them, then came walking into the living room to hand Darin a big poo he had done....gross....what the heck do I do?
I am such a basket case about this. I get so angry and Spencer sees it, so I know that doesn't help. I have this false thinking that how well my child is potty trained is a result of how good of a mother I am. I am failing miserably with potty training, so therefore I currently feel extremely low on the mothering scale.
So why on earth do I take this so personal? I hear of all these other children who are younger than Spence and already potty trained. 2 year olds who are just barely talking are potty trained...where do I go wrong? Why is my child so resistant to peeing and pooping on the toilet? Can he not feel it, does he not care? ARG ARG ARG!!!
Any ideas are greatly appreciated!!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Home Sweet Home!
We are home from our trip to Utah and this time a lot more than others it was really good to arrive home. Flying with 3 children has its special challenges-especially when one of the carseats is forgotten at security on the first flight the day we left-a story for another day. We learned many lessons on this trip which I will share on future posts. I have loved reading everyones posts of the last week since my sister in law does not have the internet at her house....yes, there are people who are fine without it. We felt a little out of touch because we did't watch much tv, read any newspapers, or have the internet. Now we get to catch up!! I read the paper at breakfast and luch today and it was great!! Darin sat tonight and read the front page of all the papers from the last week since he forgot to cancel it. Ah, how we take the paper for granted.
Lots of pics and fun stories to come!!
Lots of pics and fun stories to come!!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
A great getaway weekend
Hershey PA!!
Darin had to work in Harrisburg PA, which isn't too far from Hershey, so we decided to join him for a long weekend. We love to go to Hershey and Lancaster, but this time we added some new fun things to our list. We of course went to Chocolate World and and did the tour a couple times. Who can resist singing cows and some chocolate at the end. Not to mention the smell of chocolate while on the ride. They were giving out "Bliss" at the end, which were just that!!
This time we decided to try th 3D show they have. It was really good-we liked it. The kids loved glasses. The good thing was that even if they didn't wear the glasses, they were entertained. At times it was a little loud for Jordan, and if she was a little taller she wouldn't have been happy about the puffs of air at your feet, but over all they loved it. I would recommend it.
Darin had to work in Harrisburg PA, which isn't too far from Hershey, so we decided to join him for a long weekend. We love to go to Hershey and Lancaster, but this time we added some new fun things to our list. We of course went to Chocolate World and and did the tour a couple times. Who can resist singing cows and some chocolate at the end. Not to mention the smell of chocolate while on the ride. They were giving out "Bliss" at the end, which were just that!!
This time we decided to try th 3D show they have. It was really good-we liked it. The kids loved glasses. The good thing was that even if they didn't wear the glasses, they were entertained. At times it was a little loud for Jordan, and if she was a little taller she wouldn't have been happy about the puffs of air at your feet, but over all they loved it. I would recommend it.
How many people would it take to finish this chocolate bar? 
We added Hershe Gardens to our trip this time. Highly recommended. The plants and flowers are beautiful, and it sits up on a bit hill overlooking Hershey Park. You can hear the screams as people go on the roller coasters.
The best part is the children's garden. There were tons of little activities for the kids, and they especially loved the butterfly house. There were lots of butterflies to see up close so everyone loved it. One lady had a few land on her and kids thought it was really cool. Another nice thing about Hershey Gardes was a really nice little picnic area outside the entrance. We had a nice picnic lunch. I would really recommend this place if you take a trip to Hershey. 
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