::practice::

Chloe & Port are so excited for "baby bwudwa" to get here!! They're always playing with his things, putting baby dolls in his seat and swing. Portie gets Chloe's babies and says they're poopy and hungry. He says (in this voice he always uses when he's talking to or about babies) "baby bwudwa gonna look at my finnas (fingers) and my tra-tras (tractors)." {{{{So CUTE!!}}}}

::naps::

ArEn'T tHeY CuTe??

Naptime at our house :)

::me, according to chloe::

I saw this on another blog and thought it was cute. These are her EXACT answers...

1. What is something mom always says to you? "I love you"

2. What makes mom happy? "Giving her kisses"

3. What makes mom sad? "When somebody tells her 'no'"

4. How does your mom make you laugh? "saying funny things...tickling me"

5. What was your mom like as a child? "I don't know....probably just like ME!"

6. How old is your mom? "26"

7. How tall is your mom? "I don't know...this tall (raised her arms up). 5 Inches long, I think"

8. What is her favorite thing to do? "Maybe cook" (busts out laughing)

9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "sometimes go to the store"

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "your child?"

11. What is your mom really good at? "helping"

12. What is your mom not very good at? "bending over" (that's lately cause I'm pregnant-usually I can do that-haha)

13. What does your mom do for her job? "you don't have a job!!"

14. What is your mom's favorite food? "The Cheesecake Factory"

15. What makes you proud of your mom? "you fix broken things"

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "a duck" (I'm not sure she understood the question)

17. What do you and your mom do together? "color pictures together, help eachother"

18. How are you and your mom the same? "our eyes"

19. How are you and your mom different? "I don't do the same things as you"

20. How do you know your mom loves you? "she does stuff for me"

21. What does your mom like most about your dad? "he helps her with stuff"

22. Where is your moms favorite place to go? "Cheesecake Factory"

::halloween '08::

So our Halloween was just kinda normal. We dressed up the kids and took them trick-or-treating. Chloe was Princess Aurora and Portie was a green toothbrush--totally his idea too!! I asked him one day if he wanted to be a turtle, and he says "No." I said "what do you want to be for Halloween?" Port said "a biiig toothbrush." What a goof!! I made the costume on Friday and he wore it that night. It took some creative thinking, but it was pretty fun to make.
On Saturday, Matt had golf plans down kinda by my parents, so we met him down there when he was done and went to Cornbellys. It was way fun! There were tons of things for the kids to do and play on. They had lots of slides and activities to do. They especially loved the princess moonbounce and the "tra-tra" diggers in the sand box (Matt liked the diggers too).
They had these "jumping pillows" there too. They were just like it sounds...HUGE pillows full of air. There was a little one for the little kids and a HUUUUGE one for everybody else. Portie liked the little one...he kept hopping from one end of it to the other and falling down once he got there. Chloe and Matt LOVED the big one. Matt was doing these huge "butt jumps" and bouncing all the other kids on the pillow. They all kept asking him to do more...haha

::happy birthday to...me!!::

It was my birthday on Friday!! The big 2-6 (yikes). Matt was taking me to dinner at my FAVORITE restaurant in the WHOLE world... The Cheesecake Factory...

...but we wanted to stop by Gardner Village to find some things for the house (we didn't really find anything, but that's mostly cause I can't make a decision). The witches were all out (Portie was a little scared of them) and we watched the ducks.

After that, they went to Grandma Kitty's to paint pumpkins while we were at dinner.

The next day Matt and Kevin went to the BYU game, and the kids and I decorated the outside of Grandma's house for Halloween (sorry no pictures of that). Then Billy's family came over and we had a little party for Matt's and my birthdays. We got a cool game from B&S and massage gift cards from my parents!! We've never had professional massages, so we're SO excited about that!!

Look at that cake!!

::easy bakin'::

Chloe got an Easy Bake oven for her birthday (from Grandma & Papa with the kitty), and she LOVES it!! We cook with it almost every day!! It's perfect for her too, cause it's tiny little portions, and she can handle the stirring and mixing and even the waiting for it to get done.

Tonight it was yellow cake with chocolate frosting. MMMMMM!! Portie likes it too :)

After it was done "baking" we got our jammies on while it cooled and came back to do the frosting. Portie's showing everybody his cake in his mouth :D

::8 obsessions::

TaGGed
::by Carrie::

8 obsessions right now...
1. my family
2. clean house
3. new car
4. politics
5. my weight!!
6. Christmas
7. basement
8. getting comfortable

8 words/phrases I use often...
1. "stoooop!"
2. "I'm so biiiiig"
3. "Chloe"
4. "Portie"
5. "Matt"
6. "you cute"
7. "baby bwudwa"
8. "tootie"

8 things I want to do before I die...
1. go to Hawaii (just me & Matt)
2. go to Venice (just me & Matt)
3. try scuba diving (I get too claustrophobic, but I wanna try)
4. finish school
5. write a book
6. speak another language fluently
7. invent something spectacular :)
8. do a backflip

8 things I want/need right now...
1. to not be pregnant anymore!!
2. a new car
3. more money!! (who doesn't need that??)
4. a finished basement
5. new furniture
6. Matt to be home more often (he'll be traveling for work for the next 3 months!!)
7. LOTS of new clothes!!
8. a fence around our backyard

::oh, little brothers!!::

Poor Chloe! She has a little brother!! Porter's sweet and lots of fun for her and she LOVES him to death, but he........

::broke her little flat iron in two pieces::

::broke the dishes in her porcelain tea set::

::smeared her make-up all over the floor in her room::
::pulled the head off of her Princess Aurora doll::
::broke her crown from the circus::
::broke her new crown she got for her birthday::

...and those are just a few! The crowns and Princess Aurora were the worst-we couldn't fix them, and they were her favorites! He loves her too. He always asks where she is if she's not around, he always wants to sleep in her room with her, and always has to give her a hug and kiss goodnight. We always fix or replace the things he breaks, and she's a really good sport about it, but oh the pain of having a little brother!! AND she's got another one coming!! Poor child!

::Chloe is 5::

Chloe turned 5 on Friday!! I can't even believe she's 5!! She had school that morning, and was "snack friend" which meant she got to bring snacks to share, be line leader, turn the lights on and off for the class, and help the teacher. She was SOOO excited about that!! She decided to take princess cupcakes and juice boxes. (For those who don't know, she's BIG TIME into Disney princess-Aurora in particular).

So after school we all had dentist appointments. She did great! None of us had cavities and none of us cried cause we were scared :) After the dentist, we headed down to my mom's to make some cupcakes and play. We took some cake mix and pink frosting and princess sprinkles and some princess "toothpaste" (it was really decorator frosting, but Portie called it toothpaste cause it was in a tube).

Then we picked Matt up from the airport (he'd been in FL all week for work) and came home and gave her her new princess bike! She LOVES it!! She rode it all around the house (cause it was late) and then in the garage all the next day (cause it was raining).

Then Sunday she had her princess party! She LOVED it! She was so glad for everyone that came and for all her fun presents. We had lots of princess decorations, a light up princess cake, and, of course, the Princess Aurora dress-up dress. Thanks to everyone who came, and thanks so much for the gifts for Chloe. She loves them all!!

::have you done...::

Have you done . . . ? Got this one from Nicole (thanks!!). These kinds of "unimportant" things about people are always interesting to me.....

Copy this list and bold the things YOU have done (mine didn't show up in bold, so I put them in orange). Then post it on your blog!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (never-Honest!!)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating?
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

I tag (if they want to): Carrie, Sarah, Taryn, and Danielle-maybe that'll help ya get some more things on your bucket list :)-and whoever else wants to participate ;)