Top 5

Top 5 reasons of knowing your spouse is in Medical School....

1. I am tickling and wrestling with Ella and she says "stop mommy that tickles my sturnum!"

2. I am feeding Molly and Ella points to me, "mommy what is that? That is my tummy Ella... she says...No it isn't silly, that is your stomach and your liver!"

3. I am in my room folding laundry...Ella walks in..."mom what are you doing?...I am tired of folding laundry Ella...oh, well you should take some tylenol, that will fix everything...like your spine and your elbow....what??" (wow, I wish tylenol would magically fold all the baskets of laundry I have today)

4. Ella pulls out her Fisher Price doctor kit the other day. She makes me sit on the floor...she does all her procedures (blood pressure, checks my heart, tongue, ears...) she tells me what a good nurse she is then leaves the room while stating that the doctor would be back in to see me in 16 minutes...lol... She comes back in the room and tells me "I have one pill to give you (tic tacs...mint flavor) but you can only take one. She whispers next...I will give you two but don't tell the nurse! this child is a crack up!

5. I am cleaning up the toy room from a fun moring of playing and also getting all of the toys unboxed from the move... Ella tells me she is tired.... I tell her to go lay on my bed for a few minutes. She does....2 minutes later she is in the toy room telling me her legs hurt.... I ask her why...she says, cause daddy told me how my bones grow and i think they are growing right now so I can't help you clean anymore....This girl needs to stop studying with her dad!

I hope you got a good laugh. We are having a good time and Spencer is doing well with school!

Moments of Reflection

With the move and all the changes going on in our lives, I finally had some time to myself while Spencer took the girls to a birthday party for one of his buddies in Medical School (who has 3 darling girls Ella just loves!) I had the opportunity to attend the Relief Society Broadcast and really enjoyed the message I brought out of it. "I'll Strengthen Thee, Help Thee and cause Thee to stand...." I really am grateful for moments of inspiration and reflection where I can evaluate my life. I am glad I was able to go...thanks Melinda and Hailey!

Livin' Outside!

Molly

Ella Jane

While staying at my parents house until we make our big move to Vegas for school....the girls love to play outside! We spend our day in the sun...playing...eating creamies and otter pops...swimming...swinging...and enjoying our time together!

Molly's 1st Birthday

Happy 1 st Birthday Molly!!
Molly's birthday was in August...so we had a party for her.
Ella picked out the little Elmo decor and Hello Kitty and My Little Pony....she thought Molly would want it all....Whatever makes her happy!

Home for the Weekend!

Can I say happy!!

So...Spencer started Medical School the first week of August and has been in Vegas by himself (well with roommates)... we are building a house that won't be done until the end of September...the two girls and I are living at my parents house in Sandy....I got him a plane ticket to come to Utah for the weekend!...

We picked him up Friday night at the Airport. I had the girls in the stroller and we were patiently waiting his arrival. When the girls saw him they didn't know what to do...Ella was happy and wanting his attention after about 3 minutes but Molly didn't know who he was for about 10 minutes....The whole way back to Sandy the two girls were all SMILES and GIGGLES! So happy to see their daddy again! I was just as happy to see him!

You are a handsome man Spence...so happy to have you for the weekend!

p.s I can't wait to have our house finished...

Pictures!

So my friend Monica started a new photography business *Limelight Photography*
and she wanted a few photo shoots with people. I gladly accepted! She did a great job!
Molly will be a year old and Ella is almost 3...where does the time fly??

Cherish Each Moment

Life at Our HouSe....can you say CRAZY! With trying (notice I said trying) to pack to move for medical school, taking the girls to the pool, library, park, play dates, routine doctor and dentist appointments for all of us, teething, potty training and summer fun...loving to vacation...we have been a little busy.

I actually had a few minutes earlier today while the girls were both sleeping (yes they did take a nap at the same time today!) to lay on the couch and think a little bit about life. This is my conclusion to my ever busy life right now....Cherish each moment for each moment, new word or phrase, each hug and I love you mom, each trial and triumph pass so quickly.

Ella is almost 3 and Molly turns 1 in August. Spencer starts Medical School in August and I get to be home with the girls... :) I am looking forward for all the time we will have as a family to really spend together and make new friends with our move. I am a little nervous...having family so close has been such a blessing with our two little girls. Every day Ella asks to go to either Nanny's house (my parents) or Grammy's house (Spencer's parents) to play. We will miss being so close! Thanks for your love and all your help! WE love you!
Now...please wish me luck with packing!!! :)

Did you say Teeth??

So...we have 2 teething girls at our house! What fun! Little Molly has 3 new teeth in the last 5 days and she has been miserable. She hasn't slept well and neither have I or Spencer for that matter. We have been living off of Tylenol and Otter Pops! Ella Jane has her 2 yr molars coming in and she has a runny nose and says her mouth hurts. NOT FUN! I have two girls who are both miserable and they have a mom who is tired and needs a refresher on a little patience. Any ideas for some soothing relief on these teeth coming in??

"Diva"

"Mommy, can I do my makeup with you?"
"Yes Ella you can."
"I need to look pretty too cause I am a big girl."
"Yeah, big girls do their makeup and their hair."
"We should go to cookie cutters and get my hair cut cause I like to ride in the little car."
"Mommy will take you there next week."
"Is it next week yet Mommy cause I will look like a diva pretty soon!"

Ok, someone please tell me where the girl learned the word Diva! LOL

So we are trying the potty thing with Ella...no luck yet! Spencer told her if she wore her princess panties she could have a cookie. She happily puts her panties on and gets a cookie. About 10 minutes later she says panties itch and she wants her diaper back on...after a fit we put her diaper back on. She comes out into the kitchen and tells Spencer the following:

"Daddy, we need to talk about binki's"
"Yes we do need to talk about your binki...
"Dad, big girl panties are Terrible!"
WE both started to laugh...I guess that trick won't work....any help with the potty thing...please! We have tried several tricks from suprises to treats...nothing seems to work. HELP!

Driving on the freeway, UDOT is doing construction to widen the road in Davis County. I am driving to Sandy to visit my family with the girls. I get cut off and veered to take I-215 instead of I-15....the comment out of my mouth was:

"oh you have got to be kidding me."
Ella thinks about that for a minute and says,

"Mommy, What are you kidding about?"
Boy was I grateful nothing else slipped out of my mouth!

We are at church on Sunday..Ella hasn't had a nap (1:00 pm for church is rough!) she decides to
pull my hair and kick and throw a fit...I take her out in the hall and set her on a chair and tell her to stay on the chair and not to talk. She sits there quietly for a few minutes then turns to me and says...
"Mommy, we need to talk about hitting and pulling hair and also about you being nice to me." lol
"Ella, we do need to talk about those things because they are not nice things to do to mommy."
"Yeah, but you need to be nice cause I don't like it when you tell me not to talk."

ok...someone please tell me how to keep a straight face when she says comments like that! lol
Ella is 2 going on 16!!

"Dolly"

My sister Amie and her husband bought a cute little puppy a few months ago and she is adorable! Dolly is Ella's favorite when we visit at Nanny's house. She takes her on walks (or is it the other way around?) She gives her treats, runs with her, Dolly licks her and then at the end of the day she says to me"mommy, can we get a doggy just like dolly and name her Rafiki ?" lol