My Funky Fam

Carter Turns 3!

2010-08-10T06:05:00.000-07:00

MY little Carter is 3 already! I really can't believe it. We had a little birthday bash with the family over at Grandma Funk. We played a game, opened presents and ate his worm cake.

My new project...NOVEMBER 2011

2010-08-09T14:39:00.000-07:00

I've decided this is my new project...it is so my style! Take a look at the video, its a race to the top of the Sears tower...now called the Willis Tower.

HERES THE LINK.
It gets me pumped!

My attempt at being a photographer on a sunny sunday

2010-08-09T08:34:00.001-07:00

I have to say I made some handsome boys

Murtaugh Lake

2010-06-28T21:43:00.000-07:00

My wake up at 4:15 am on Friday Go to bed at 5:00 am on Saturday, Weekend

2010-05-16T16:29:00.000-07:00

This weekend there was the big Relay For Life Event. I was able to walk with my friend and fellow aerobics instructor at 2 am!! It was kinda hard getting there, but once we got started it was a party.

Me teaching Zumba at 3 AM

Me and Becky looking hot at 4 in the morning

The chest bump

A few of the CRAZY YMCA gals

Me kicking Mo in the head. She said to jump on "3" but I don't know what SHE was doing!

Who said I couldn't be a cheer leader

HOPE

Me and Becky...we had such a good time. Stayed up way to late. When it was all said and done I had been up for over 24 hrs!! Never will do that again, but it was a blast.

Just a rugrat post :)

2010-05-13T16:05:00.000-07:00

I'm not a perfect mom! In fact I am guilty of comparing myself to other moms wishing I could do things the way they do, and wishing my kids would behave like their kids. Some days I lose my patience and want nothing more than to just be away from the little side kicks at times. BUT....
I love these boys. They are both so unique and it's been such a neat thing to be able to see them develop their own little personalities and gifts/talents. They make me smaile and laugh everyday! They make my heart smooshy!

Josh's 30th Birthday Surprise

2010-05-11T07:25:00.000-07:00

So at last minute I decided to throw Josh a surprise party...I just knew he would hate it. But it was going to be FUN!
It didn't start off so well...cause we stnuck in right after the Jazz had a heartbreakin Loss to the Lakers...Josh wasn't in a super good mood :(

He was born in 1980 so I asked everyone to dress up 80's

We played 80's Trivia

And had cupcakes and icecream

I just love our friends, and had so much fun just chatting and getting everyone together. I think Josh might have had fun too in the end. :)

Zumba Mania

2010-03-28T14:28:00.000-07:00

Me and the other Zumba instructors at the YMCA put on a Zumbathon for Relay for Life this last weekend. It was sooo soooo sooo fun. I LOVE zumba, I have never been a dancer, but I've always loved to dance, and it is the most fun way of workinout I have ever done. So if you haven't tried it you should! It's a blast. I wish I taught all zumba classes!
Heres the pics of my darling talented zumba girlies

My boys were so good helping me get things set up and ready before hand.

So I guess JJ is married

2010-03-15T14:30:00.000-07:00

So about a month ago me and Josh made a promise to JJ...the same EXACT promise my parents made to me when I was about that age.

It went like this...
"JJ...when your married we will buy you as many cats as you want...and they can all live indoors if thats what you'd like"

Well today JJ informed me that he is married "to a girl at the brown workout place" (E st. YMCA)
He doesn't know her name...or can't describe what she looks like
But he married her...and she kissed him.

And "He LOVES her"
Guess we should have been more specific...it's when you get married AND move out, we will buy you cats.

Just Weird

2010-02-24T07:09:00.000-08:00

Sometimes my kids are so weird! Heres a few pics just messin around.

Preschool Feild Trip to Albertsons

2010-02-24T06:58:00.000-08:00

JJ has been participating in the neighborhood preschool, and every month we have a feild trip. This time is was to Albertsons, the kids had so much fun as they went around to the different stations and talked about healthy eating and sampling food. My kids even ate a few bites of broccoli, I was so proud. I just love the kids and their mommies, I'm lucky to be around such cool neighbors.

The kids got little goodie bags with all sorts of fun prizes.

JJ getting way too excited about food

Had to get a pic of my boys and their broccoli

The kids weren't sure what to think of the seafood section

Waiting for their chocolate milk sample

modbe is going out of business!

2009-11-16T11:23:00.000-08:00

so I KINDA saw it coming, but it's still a bummer. Modbe is going out of business. I've been selling for over 3 years and have had great success and so much fun with it. So I am a little sad not to mention annoyed because I do have some inventory I need to sell. So if anyone wants anything from modbe, they are having some killer sales right now to try and get rid of EVERYTHING. I have all the sizes of Jeans so if you want to try anything on please contact me. Tell your friends and family, this is the last time they will be able to buy the jeans and swim suits that everyone seems to love from modbe. Go to my website www.modbeclothing.com/gillyfunk
if you want to make me feel better just feel free to spend thousands of dollars on my website, that should help. ;)

In a way I'm actually looking forward to being done with it. I feel like I've had more than enough going on right now, so it will be good to have some down time :)

Halloween Fun

2009-11-04T11:03:00.000-08:00

Buzz and Woody

Richard Simmons and Jane Fonda

We found Grandpa and Gentry out trick or treating

We won Funniest costumes

Boys taking a sugar break on our neighbors lawn

Me and my boys

JJ's Preschool Party

My little Woody

My Four Year Old

2009-10-17T17:22:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little boy is 4...people always say stuff like that, but really... where has the time gone. JJ is growing up and he CAN be such a good kid.

JJ's into
Golfing
Basketball
Being Naked
Wrestling
Jumping off furniture
Whining
Playing swords
Watching movies
sneaking treats
And getting Carter to do all those things exactly like him :)
I love my 4 year old.

A couple new pictures of the boys

2009-10-01T20:58:00.000-07:00

Why I am like, so totally happy

2009-06-26T14:58:00.000-07:00

So my mom and dad bought us a camera, how nice is that?!? It was a fathers day/late mothers day gift. I was so happy... now I can start posting some pictures.

I am getting a cell phone... just need to figure out what plan I need. YEAH!!!

JJ is FINALLY potty trained.... FOR SURE this time. He woke up one day wanting to wear underwear, he was sick of feeling icky in diapers. And BAM... that was it. THANK GOODNESS!

I am going to start teaching aerobics at the YMCA, I am going to certify this weekend and I've already started training. I am so excited to get paid to work out.

And the weather has been awesome this week.

Funny Phrases From my 3 Year Old

2009-06-26T14:54:00.000-07:00

So I come walking out of my room ready to leave the house. I may or may not have washed my hair that day... I can't remember. But JJ looks at me and says....
"and why are you dressed like a muskrat?"

I just about died laughing!

Why I am slipping into a deep depression.....

2009-06-08T21:53:00.000-07:00

okay... this might end up being a long post... I'm not sure yet... we'll see.
so basically I'm really not depressed... but I might be on the verge ;)

I am pretty much the worst blogger on the planet... no one will ever look at my blog again because it's been so long since I've posted, and let's face it, that's the funnest part is reading people's comments.. AM I RIGHT?!?!

My camera broke about 2 months ago... haven't gotten a new one yet. I'm getting anxiety over it because I've missed out on precious moments.

I don't have a cell phone... that would pretty much put anyone into a depressed state these days

My pants started to get tight about a month ago... I totally gained some weight from eating too many high calorie snacks... and a few too many over flowing bowls of cereal late at night.

and...
well okay, now I'm just trying to make up some more negative things.
REALLY things are going well.. pretty much. I just thought I would hurry and post something since I've been avoiding my blog for a few months now due to guilt and shame from not posting. Thanks to the friends and family that have been harassing me about my blog.... this post is for you guys!!!

Here's some guilt and shame for ya.....If you care about me at all, I will expect you to leave a comment, help me get motivated to blog again.

March in a Nutshell.....

2009-04-01T05:46:00.000-07:00

Wow! The month of march just flew right by! Here's a few pictures of what we've been up to these last few weeks....

I went down to Utah a few times, thanks to a reuniting on facebook I was able to get together with some olf highschool friends that I haven't seen FOREVER. It was so fun to catch up.

I threw a baby shower for my best friend Kassidy. She is such a glowing and beautiful pregnant woman. I just love her! AND she just recently had her little boy last week.

Josh's sisters came to visit for a whole week. It was so fun to see their kids.

Josh's sister Gentry competed in the Miss Kimberly scholarship pageant. She's the one in orange. She did soooooo well, and she even won Miss Congeniality. You looked so pretty Gen!

My mother in law got this crazy idea to do tee-shirts to wear to the pageant. They say "Funky Bunch"

I tried to take a couple pics of the boys in their tee shirts. They were so excited to wear them.

We all went to Hop to It. All the kids had so much fun, and no one got hurt.... which is amazing. It was so fun to have all the neices and nephews here to play.

Worst Music Video Ever Made! MUST WATCH!

2009-03-04T21:21:00.000-08:00

Okay... I know I haven't been posting things that are going on right now. But this video was just TOO FUNNY to not post on here! I was laughing so hard. Hope you like it. Watch it all the way through, there's an awesome crotch grab!

Modbe's New Swim Line Is HERE!!

2009-02-24T08:49:00.000-08:00

I am so excited! I went down to the modbe fashion show this last weekend and got to see and try on all the new suits.
The fit is just awesome this year! I have a couple favorites so far, but there's no way I can decide. If you see a suit you LOVE and if you're interested in hosting a party or even doing a catalog party, when sell 5 suits you get yours FREE! It's awesome!
So I love them all, but after trying them on these are my three favorites...
The tie front, I just love the colors in this one, what can I say?

The knot top
This suit fits soooo good. I love the ruching on the sides, it makes it so flattering.

The Ruffle
I love the ruffles, they've changed a few things about this suit from last year, it fits even better. I love the pink and white, it's so cute in real life too.

You can shop online at my website www.modbeclothing.com/gillyfunk
Let me know what you think! I'm really really excited about them this year.

And update on Carter.... before I forget

2009-02-06T22:28:00.000-08:00

I wanted to make sure I wrote a few things down about Carter lately. He has been so funny and I just don't want to forget some of the things he's doing now.

First: He has an obsession with plastic spoons. He keeps one in each hand and NEVER puts them down. He plays all day, eats, drinks, even sleeps with them. They are the first thing he grabs in his crib right when he wakes up. It's hillarious

He has started saying alot of words, my favorites are
Eyes- he loves to jab at your eye ball while he says it
stop- this has been a bitter sweet word. It's so funny to hear him say it. But at the same time, I realized this whole time I thought he loved me to chase him down and tickle him, but now all the sudden he keeps telling me to stop, now that he can say it. And this whole time I thought he liked it.
Milk, cheese, dance, car, nose, ears, "hop up jump in" (handy manny song" button, up, down.
I love hearing his sweet little voice.

He's also really into hitting me with a plastic golf club, which isn't always super funny. :(

And he is WAY good at jumping, he hops around the house all day. I think he got that from JJ.
I love my little C-Bob

Mom Jeans

2009-01-28T11:50:00.000-08:00

Okay girls..... we need to make some kind of pact that we will NEVER wear pants like this!! I give anyone permission to punch me in the face if I ever do.
This is so funny!

My favorite line is,
"you're not a woman anymore.... you're a MOM!"

Carter's Hair

2009-01-28T11:41:00.000-08:00

Carter has the most interesting hair. It's course on the bottom by his neck, and on top it's all thin and fine. Me and Josh were playing with it the other day. Here's a couple of the funniest styles we did.

We finally gave up and buzzed him.

Better late than never

2009-01-28T11:26:00.000-08:00

My parents and brother came up to visit after Christmas. It was so fun to have them here, the kids had a blast. We had fun opening presents, watching movies and playing.
Some of their favorite things they got from Grandma and Grandpa,
JJ got a kids digital camera and a Zurg (the villan of toy story)
Carter loves his truck, his toy phone and blocks.

Ho Ho Ho It's Christmas, He He He it's Here, Ha Ha Ha it's Christmas, My Favorite time of Year!

2008-12-25T22:34:00.001-08:00

Another Christmas, come and gone. We had a lot of fun celebrating with the Funk's.

Here are the boys

Watching Uncle Jeremy play Wii

Carter playing with his favorite Christmas toy

JJ sharing his Christmas treats with Carter

Me and JJ

arter playing with his mini Buzz lightyear

Josh and JJ in an intense sword fight

Opening presents

JJ seeing his swords for the first time.

JJ's favorite gifts were all his little figurines and his swords
Carter loved his Bus and everything that JJ liked
Me and Josh got some money to continue building up our food storage and a couple Bumbles watches
Josh got his NBA all league pass, so he can watch all his basketball games. ya!

Funk Family Weekend of Fun Minus the Fun

2008-12-21T06:10:00.000-08:00

We decided to pack up the family and go to park city with some good friends. We got a smokin deal because we signed up to do the time share presentation. I had dreams of it being so much fun; eating out, swimming, playing in the snow, shopping at the outlets, and just hanging out with friends.
Well to be honest.... Iam going to sound like such a brat but.... It was HORRIBLE! Now that it's over it doesn't seem so bad, but when we were there all I wanted to do was come home. The weather was so bad, our rooms were SO small, JJ decided to throw the worst tantrums I have EVER seen. I felt so bad for the people next to us because JJ was up till after midnight screaming (and he has a loud voice) "I want my stripe bed!" and "My poo is coming!" and "This doesn't look like our house!"
I feel like we didn't even see our friends.

SO, we decided we would love to do it again, but without the kiddos. Don't get me wrong, I love my kids, they are great and make me smile everyday. They just didn't make things very fun.
I sound like such a brat. OH WELL. Just being honest.

Okay, I'll be positive now.... Gas was so cheap we had to take a picture And it's dropped a lot since then. It was a very economical trip.

I think the boys MIGHT have had fun. I'm not sure though.

The best part of the trip.... going home with two sleeping boys.

Today I learned......

2008-12-09T22:29:00.000-08:00

That it's possible to go into Costco, get ONLY the 3 items you went in for, check out, and be back in your car in 16 minutes flat. That's with two kids!
Amazing don't ya think?

A little late on my Thanksgiving post

2008-12-09T22:13:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving weekend was so great this year. Here are some pictures of the festivities.

I love these girls, I consider them my sisters

We celebrated Josh's dad's 53 birthday!

We tried to take family pitures, as the family grows so does the amount of pictures you have to take..... and you still don't get a good one. Oh well, this is such a REAL picture

The Family!

I shot a gun for the first time, it was a Thanksgiving miracle I didn't shoot SOMEONE.... seriously!

The kids table before the feast

The pretty grown up table

The woman who makes it all possible. She is such a great partier!

What a fun weekend

2008-11-23T15:46:00.000-08:00

This weekend was such a blast! Friday night it started off with the ultimate girls night, dinner (new york burrito) and a movie..... Twilight. I have been looking forward to this for quite some time. I even had a friend hook us up with tee shirts that had our favorite twilight quote or saying. The movie was good, it was entertaining, not quite everything I hoped for, but how can they include all your favorite parts of the book in the movie, it's nearly impossible. The night was great though, good friends, good laughs, and Edward on the big screen. It's a winning combination if you ask me.

Saturday I took the boys to the Holiday Festival, they got to see my favorite round, jolly man. JJ was seriously so excited. He couldn't wait to tell Santa he wanted a kitchen (which sadly he probably won't get) And then after we had to go back and tell Santa that he didn't want the kitchen, he actually wants Zurg (the villan of toy story) Should I be conerned that the only characters he wants lately are the "bad guys"

And Saturday night me and Josh got invited to go to the CSI men's bball tournament game. We took the boys with us and plenty of licorice to keep them entertained. After the game some of our friends who were hosting invited us to come have some pizza and cheesecake. Nothing like a meal at 9:30 at night! It was so fun though and we all had a good time, even the boys.

Ocho Tag but I changed it to Quatro Tag (just to make it easier)

2008-11-20T09:51:00.000-08:00

4 Favorite TV Shows
1. The Office
2. Lost
3. American Idol
4. Project Runway

4 Favorite Restraunts
1. Olive Garden
2. Jonny Carinos
3. Outback
4. Chilli's

4 Things that happened yesterday
1. Played outside with the kids in 60 degree weather
2. Learned some tips on how to be a better parent
3. My husband gave me $20
4. Worked out

4 thinkgs that I am looking forward to
1. Thanksgiving (lots of family, Whitney's baby shower...... yummy food!)
2. Putting up Christmas decorations
3. A weekend in Park City with Josh and the kids
4. Seeing the Twilight movie on Friday

4 things on my wish list
1. A clean and organized house
2. New winter friendly shoes
3. JJ to actually listen to me when I'm talking to him
4. a four hour nap for JJ and Carter at the same time

Edward and Bella

2008-11-12T20:57:00.000-08:00

So this last month I have spent every free second with my pals Edward, Bella and Jacob. Yes, I finally did it. I read the Twiglight series! And loved every minute of it, except in the second book when I balled my eyes out. I have to admit, I am not one to jump on the bandwagon, if everyone is doing it sometimes that makes me not want to. But my neighbor finally got me started on the first book and after that there was no turning back.
I have just purchased my ticket for the movie that comes out next friday. If you have been debating on reading the series you have just got to do it. You won't get anything done for a while but it's worth it

I never thought I would be so obsessed!

Where did October go!

2008-11-02T15:58:00.000-08:00

We went to the pumpkin patch with some friends. Grandma had already taken the boys there but we had to go back because it was so fun. They had a hay tower, a little train you could ride on, a maze and tons of fun little things to do for the kids. They had so much fun!

We had Josh's family over for a halloween dinner, I wish I would have taken more pictures. I made soup with spider breadsticks and monster eclairs for dessert. His family surprised us by dressing up, so we had to put the boys in their costumes to get a quick picture.

Halloween was so fun! JJ was Buzz lightyear and Carter was Donald Duck. Carter couldn't believe trick or treating, he kept stopping and looking in his bucket at all the yummy candies.

The boys had fun with Josh's mullet wig, I think they look pretty good don't you?

Me and Josh were invited to a halloween costume party that night. It was such a blast, we went as...... well.... we're not sure. Just 80's trash I guess, Josh did win the funniest prize costume. Notice his awesome Eric Clapton concert shirt, and I was sporting guess jeans and la gears.
The hostess had made tons of fun halloween foods, and the decorations were so amazing. It was so fun. Than we went home and ate tons of candy, what could be better than that! I love halloween

Modbe Mystery Hostess Party

2008-10-21T18:28:00.001-07:00

Some of you know, I sell modbe, and I just wanted to let you know about a little party I am going to be doing.

If you spend $40 on my modbe website from now until the end of october your name will be put in a drawing to win $30-$100 in FREE product and you'll get a sweet discount. It will be like YOU hosted the party, that's why it's called "mystery" hostess party.
I am just doing an online party so enter party #350 when it asks you after you put in your credit card info.
go to my modbe blog for more detail.

First Snow Day

2008-10-12T13:09:00.000-07:00

So I went to bed in october and woke up yesterday in January! It was crazy to see all the snow on the ground. JJ has just gotten some new snow boots from his grandma so we had to put them to use.
This was JJ AND Carter's first time playing in the snow. JJ loved it! I made a snow man with him and then Josh had to come out and show me up with his BIG snow man. In the end it made mine look like a snow girl.
Carter wasn't sure what he thought about the snow. He actually tipped right over and fell on his back and couldn't move, he just layed there for a minute not knowing what to do. He was so bundled up he had a hard time walking.
Than we came in and had some hot chocolate. It was pretty fun..... BUT I'm not ready for this weather!

3 Years Old

2008-10-05T15:45:00.000-07:00

Weighing in at an astouding 42.6 pounds and standing 41 inches tall,
It's a bird.... It's a plane......

It's Buzz Light Year ( also know as J.J. the birthday boy)

We had JJ's birthday party this week celebrating turning 3 years old. I still can't believe it!
My mom and dad and brother came up to party with us, as well as Josh's mom and sister and my grandparents. JJ loved opening his presents, ofcourse he had his favorites; all the toys and the Buzz lightyear costume.
He also got a lot of great clothes, I appreciated them alot more than he did.

He was so terrified of the Buzz costume at first, but we finally got him into it. When we took it off it was because he was getting so hot, we discovered pleather doesn't breath well.

Even Carter got in on the cupcake action.

The day before JJ's party Grandma Funk took him out on a special date. He got to eat pizza and go to the toy store and pick out a special toy. He chose a recorder and a Handy Manny tool box.
What a fun Birthday! I love my little 3 year old!

Following the Spirit

2008-09-24T11:34:00.000-07:00

So last night while Josh was out golfing I decided to shred some papers, something we NEVER do. Josh usually just takes a bag full and burns them, but last night I thought I would get rid of the pile sitting on our counter. So while I was shredding I had to run and grab something for JJ real quick (literally 2 seconds) and as I come around the corner Carter is shredding a paper for me and down went his precious little finger into the sharp teeth of the shredder. I couldn't get the shredder to stop so I ripped it out of the wall. Seeing that Carters little finger was jammed in there pretty good, and hearing that he was in a lot of pain I didn't know what to do. Our phone wasn't working for some reason so I ran out the door calling for JJ to follow me and I ran to the neighbors across the street. Carter was histarical, and I wasn't the calmest mother in the world either. They helped me pry Carter finger out, it took two men to do it. I was so glad that they were there.
AND the neat part is, today my neighbor came by to see if Carter was okay, and he told me that last night they were on their way to the store to get some lids to can tomatoes. And the wife had a strong feeling that they should turn around and go home, they were almost to the store but they did turn back and decided to just do the tomatos another day. They had only been home a few minutes before I came barging in with Carter. I'm sure glad they listened to the spirit and were able to help me and Carter, especially since Josh wasn't home and I didn't know what to do. What awesome neighbors huh?

Carters finger is a little torn up, but after much consideration we decided against stitches. It looks great today and he is as happy as ever.

Carter Here, Carter there, Carter Carter EVERYWHERE and more random posts.

2008-09-20T20:57:00.000-07:00

And I thought JJ was a busy body. Carter is everywhere you don't want him to be before you can stop him. He's so quick, and is such a good climber. He has recently learned how to climb up onto our counter height table, I don't know how he did it!

I came home from work this week and Josh had given the boys haircuts, or "buzz light-year cuts" As JJ put it. He just cut carter baby curls off in the back, they were getting a little muletish.

JJ taking a picture of me and Carter, not bad, we are actually in the picture.

Tonight was such a fun night for some reason. Josh took JJ golfing and I took Carter shopping at the mall.
JJ had a blast with his dad, he saw a canyon, a pond, lot's of rocks, the sunset, and a lizard??? Yeah, a weird dead lizard at the golf course in Idaho. Josh said he saw it too.
And me and Carter had fun joking and teasing in the car, he is so fun to play with because he always laughs and just loves the attention. And of course it was fun cause we went shopping, I bought 2 sweaters and a way cute hat. All 3 were great deals.... ofcourse.

Scentsy

2008-09-19T07:33:00.001-07:00

If anyone needs to stock up on Scentsy or needs any gift ideas for Christmas, I am hosting a Scentsy Party, and I am taking catalog orders. So if your interested or want to check it out you can go to this site and shop right online, just go to place and order, then click Gilly's party.
I have been just a partier lately, but I am really excited about this one because I LOVE Scentsy!!

I've decided that Seizures are the scariest things EVER!

2008-09-14T17:24:00.000-07:00

While driving home from Twin yesterday, Josh happened to look back at Carter, his eyes were rolled back in his head and he was shaking uncontrollably. I yelled for Josh to pull over and we jumped out onto someone's lawn and layed him down. He was still seizing pretty bad, and it seemed like he wasn't breathing. I quickly called 911 not knowing what to do, Carter started turning blue, after about a minute his body started calming down. The scariest thing is when he came out of his seizure, things weren't quite right, it was almost like he was blind, or brain dead. He just stared up at Josh blankly with no expression, and it took over 10 minutes till he could even move his arms or legs, he just sat there, lifeless. We got to the emergency room and saw the doctor, by the time we waited we saw Carter getting more responsive and closer to acting like himself. The doctor said that the seizure was caused by a quick spike in temprature. He had been running a slight fever while we were at Josh's office, I figured he was teething, we were on our way home to get some tylenol. The doctor tested for other causes but that seemed to be it, Josh had some seizures when he was a little kid and grew out of them. I hope it never happens again, now that it's over he's totally okay (other than the high fever still) but when it was happening we seriously thought he was going to die, it was the scariest thing ever to see him like that. But our little precious is okay, he'll get some extra love the next few days, that's for sure! What a day!

Things that made me laugh this week

2008-09-11T21:36:00.001-07:00

The office, Season 1
I am finally getting into this show and laughing so hard with Josh every night!

JJ playing by himself in his room with his new halloween ghost toy that Aunt Gentry bought him
" watch out..... we gotta get out of here.... the Holy Ghost is coming!"

My sister in law, Gentry, dressing up for ugly day at school. Inspired by the people we saw at the fair last week. Does any body recognize those hot gold shoes?

I love a good laugh!

Gettin Greedy with the cots

2008-08-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

So last week or so a neighbor let me in on a little secret that a few people were going down to pick apircots off of this ladies tree. (with permission of course) So we picked and picked AND picked. I came home with two HUGE bags full of cots. But I've realized that I get a little obsessive when stuff is free, I just feel like I have to get more and more. So the next morning when me and my friend went running we stopped by another house and picked and picked AND picked till we had 2 more bags heaping full.
I have so many apricots I have just been scrambling to use them all up before they go rotten. I've made some delicious fruit leather, Jam, muffins, I've dried a bunch and frozen a bunch. If you have a good recipe that calls for apricots let me know, I feel like such a homemaker.

Cramming in the summer fun

2008-08-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

Does anyone else feel it in the air, summer seems to be coming to an end. I still believe we have another month of fabulously hot weather, but I just don't feel like I've worn my new swim suit enough, spent enough afternoons at the park, or running in the sprinklers and eating popcicles. At least there is a little more time.
Here are a few pictures of this last weeks summer fun

Home made grape juice ice lollies, yum yum

Swimming in Murtaugh Lake with Aunt Gentry, they battled the icy cold temperatures.

Chillaxin on the boat

Twin Falls Temple

2008-08-17T14:07:00.000-07:00

I am so excited about the temple opening soon! The last day for the open house was Saturday and me and Josh were able to volunteer. It was such a neat experience, we started the morning in the sealing room, it was AWESOME to see all the different people go through, and to hear the tour guides testimonies of the importance of eternal families.
Than the last hour I was in charge of traffic flow through the Celesital room. Don't ask me how I got so lucky to get the two best rooms in the temple. It was such a cool experience and I'm so glad we were able to do it.
They announced today that there were over 400 refferels, and they've already had 40 baptisms with many more planned. Can't wait for it to open!

Sad Day

2008-08-05T22:05:00.000-07:00

It's finally set in, it's been a week since Alish and Doran moved down to Arizona. I am sad! I was really getting used to Alish and the kids being around while Doran was at training. I am going to miss seeing them all the time and doing fun things. I really feel like Alish is my own sister, we got so close when we were both pregnant in Logan and had our boys 2 days apart. I am going to miss you guys! Really! Alish, you better post lots of pics of that precious baby Crew, I bet he's already changed!

I am going to scream!!

2008-07-30T19:59:00.000-07:00

So I seriously need input on this one, even if I don't know you and you read my blog, PLEASE give me any ideas you might have to help me with my situation.
POTTY TRAINING.....
It was going so well there for a while, but we've had a problem with poop from the beginning. To make a long, dirty, smelly and frusterating story short I will just say this, I need some advice, JJ recognizes when he needs to go, he's even got quite a few times before. BUT we are still running into problems where he holds it in for a few days and then he'll just go little poops in his pants all day, instead of getting the mother load out all at once. I am just so sick of the mess!
PLEASE! Wether your an expert or not I would love to hear any ideas that you've heard, or that even worked for you when you were potty training. It's already been like 3 months and I just want to get this "mess" figured out.

My life is complete.....

2008-07-27T14:24:00.000-07:00

I have seen my favorite Idols in concert, I can die a happy woman.
I guess you can say it's kind of a tradition now for all the girls on the Funk side to go see the American Idol concert. It was so fun, I can't believe I am barely getting around to posting about it. We had litterally the crappiest seats in the house, but were able to sneak down way close (don't tell) I must say it made the experience a lot more enjoyable.
Thanks Shirlene for a Rockin good time! (now that I've declared it a tradition, I guess we have to go next year again!)

Just so you know... he waved at me!

She was one of my favorites actually.

David A. Was AMAZING! He was so talented, everyone cheered for like 10 mintures it was awesome!

The Big O-N-E

2008-07-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

I still can't believe Carter is one. It happened a week ago and I wanted to post some pictures of the fabulous celebration down at my parents house. They always know how to throw good parties.
A little bit about my C-Bob.......
He loves to dance and march
He idolizes J.J. and also loves to torment
He loves music
He has a biting habit :(
He loves to pull hair, doesn't matter what legnth
He's an eater, he will eat ANYTHING, but his favorites are fruit, yogurt, cereal and fruit roll ups and the occational candy.
He slobbers all over hit shirt everyday, still!
He smiles all the time
He can say mama dada and JJ, and I think he might have said grandma too.
He loves to wrestle
He has 10 teeth
He loves to give hugs
He is loved! He really is such a good little guy, me and Josh love his little personality

Opening Presents.....

We can see who loves the presents the most

Now here's the best part of the day!

Yummy!
Thanks mom and dad for the fabulous party!

Where do I start....

2008-07-24T10:34:00.001-07:00

I feel like I have actually had some pretty fun stuff going on these last few weeks. But I am so far behind in posting. So get ready for a lot of pictures and posts the next few days.

First.....
Fun packed 4th of July. We just stuck around here this year and bbqued at the Funks with Josh's whole family (minus Uncle Doran who was still at FBI training)
Then we went and watched Fireworks at CSI. We were so close we had ashes falling all over us. JJ HATED until the end, Carter LOVED them. My boys are so different.

Than....
The next week we went to the Funk Dairy Party at Murtaugh lake, I look forward to this every year, you'd be crazy not to. There's great snacks, fun little games for the kids, and a free tee shirt just for showing up. (Thanks Shirlene)
JJ had a lot of fun this year searching for prizes and money in the saw dust pool. He found all sorts of treasures. Even Carter go into the fun thanks to Aunt Whitney.

Funny little guy

2008-07-24T10:24:00.001-07:00

I am starting to think that JJ is a pretty funny character. I wanted to hurry and post this story before I forget. When we drove down to Utah we stopped in Ogden so I could do a modbe party there, so Josh took the boys to Mcdonalds to eat and play on the playground. Josh was sitting there while the boys were playing and he thought he heard JJ yell that he needed to go pee, but he couldn't really tell if it was him because it was one of those playgrounds with a ton of little tunnels and once a kid goes up in the playground you can't really get to them.
SO.... before long he saw JJ come up above in one of the openings and he was naked, he had taken his pull up off. Josh said you could hear all the kids screaming "watch out for that diaper" or "don't let the diaper touch you" They all just continued to play, until the diaper made it's way down the slide.
I thought Josh handled it well, I would have been freaking out. I guess JJ just kind of played for a while till Josh was able to reach him.

I sure hope they sanitize the playground :)

Favorite quote by J.J.
(saw the candy dispenser for the first time at Josh's office)
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking."

Together We're Changing the World.

2008-07-18T08:13:00.001-07:00

I forgot to tell everyone how busy we are campaigning for president. You've got to watch the video.

Utah!

2008-07-13T20:25:00.001-07:00

I am currently down in Utah visiting family for birthday celebrations, swimming, American Idol concert and much more. Pics to come!

Family Pictures

2008-06-30T14:53:00.000-07:00

Josh's sister Alish was able to take our family pictures this weekend, we desperatley needed an updated family photo. She was such a good sport considering she is going to have a baby any day now. Thanks Alish!

Weener Roast at Grandma and Grandpa Funk's

2008-06-26T10:13:00.000-07:00

I feel like I am falling behind on posting all our fun adventures so far this summer. Last week we went to G and G Funk's to roast hot dogs and make smores. It was so fun and the kids had a blast!

Little Carter walking around.

Carter and his cousin Lexi posing for a picture

Here's an attempt to try and get a picture of all the kids together, Lexi was afraid of JJ's sticky smore hands and it kind of ruined the perfect poses they has just seconds earlier.

What in the world! Why can't I ever get a good pucture of my two boys?

JJ loved roasting his hot dog

Here are the kids with their roasting sticks, Let's Eat!!

Diaper Cake for Crew

2008-06-20T08:12:00.000-07:00

My sister in law, Alish is having her baby boy Crew in July so me and my other sister in laws put together one of those darling diaper cakes. There are so many things you can do with it, it was way fun.
Alish has been living here with her parents while her husband is finishing up training for the FBI. It is so fun to have her an her two kids around, it's nice to spend alot of time with them before they move away to Arizona in 2 months. We will sure miss having them close, Alish, we have to hang out as much as possible these next couple weeks!

J.J.'s first memorable tantrum

2008-06-18T14:33:00.000-07:00

Where: Target check out
When: Today
How Loud: Loud! Could be heard 10 isles down
Over What: 2 Hot wheel cars
non stop crying, throwing himself on the floor, and screaming "I'll poo on the potty and get the cars!!!!"

On a scale from 1-10 how embarassing? 8

By the Way.....

2008-06-17T10:50:00.001-07:00

Carter is officially walking, right on his 11 month birthday he went from walking only a couple steps, to being brave and walking 20 steps! I don't even worry about him falling, he walks ALL OVER! Way to go Carter! Let the adventures begin!

Carter's Doctor Appointment

2008-06-17T10:18:00.000-07:00

So we headed up to Boise yesterday to get Carter's lump check out. He was born with a lymphatic tumor/cyst right on his left breast. After getting is checked out a few times they said it was harmless and may even go away. But as he has grown so has the lump so we were anxious to get up there and see what the doctor had to say.
I had the day totally planned out, we were going to go to the zoo, eat out, go to the doc, and then go shopping. Well, let's just say it didn't really go according to plan, we wanted to make it to our appointment on time so we didn't want to go to the zoo before and be rushed. So we got to the Pediatric Center and waiting for OVER 2 HOURS! It was awful, No one seemed to know where the doctor was or when he would get there. Our apt was at noon and he came in the room at about 2:15. JJ and Carter were seriously going crazy, they were both crying and hungry.
So the doctor made it sound like the lump has changed and is going to be much more complicated to remove. The cyst has vessels that have spread and will continue to spread into his muscle and tissues on his chest there. And where the actual lump is at makes it a lot harder to do a surgery with out major scarring and problems in that area. So to make a long story short, the closest place to go to get it checked and treated, and removed would be Porland, and it's going to cost a pretty penny because we would have to go back 3-4 times.
LUCKILY it's not a threat to his health right now. I don't want my kid getting made fun of cause he has one boob, so when he gets closer to school age is when we will have to seriously consider our options, and hopefully by than more doctors will be able to do it.
SO, despite the long wait and news at the doctor we were still able to get to the zoo, just in time for the day to warm up to 91 degrees. But it was still fun. Here are a few pictures of the day.

Father Day Shout Out Part 2

2008-06-14T10:02:00.000-07:00

I have good memories when I look at this picture, I love my family!
I want to highlight my own Father now, and why I think he's great;
My Dad LOVES to golf, so much that he has a day every week when he hits the course with his buddies.
He loves spending time at his shop working on restoring old cars.
He is very laid back, you'll hardly ever see him real mad.
He loves his house pants
He enjoys a good fudge log
He's a total moutain biker, loves to ride for exercise and fun.
I have good memories of my Dad taking us swimming at the Country Club, camping, on vacations, to parades and other fun outdorr things. He did a lot of fun stuff with us.
He loves his Grand kids, and they love him.
Love you Dad! Happy Father Day.

Early Fathers Day Shout Out! Part 1

2008-06-11T21:09:00.001-07:00

So I wanted to highlight the special Fathers that I know and love. First..... My Hubby Josh, and Father of my two strapping young lads.
Things that are special about Josh are;
he can eat more dried fruit and fresh fruit in one sitting that ANYONE on the planet. (without getting sick) Challengers welcome.
When he sets his mind to something he does it and does it well.
He makes me laugh everyday! Those people that know him know that he just says funny words, half the time he's not trying to be funny. I love it!
He never spends money, I like to spend his share.
He is a hard worker, but also enjoys relaxing and watching the history channel.
He's really organized.
He get's along and can talk to anyone.
He screws the lids on tight when I leave them loose.
He loves to cuddle.

He loves his two boys! So much that he might not want anymore for a while :)
He loves me, that's what I love most.
Happy Father's Day!

Creepiest thing! What would YOU have done?

2008-06-10T12:47:00.000-07:00

So it was a little after 10:30 last night, Josh was sleeping because he had to get up at 5:00 am the next morning, and JJ and I were just watching TV while I was rubbing his back so he'd fall asleep.
All the sudden there was a knock at the door, I looked at the clock and thought it was pretty late for someone to stop by. I sat there for a few seconds debating on going and answering it. Then after about 10 seconds whoever it was started trying to open the door. About seven times they jiggled the door knob and kind of pushed to see if it was unlocked.
At that point I just walked back to where Josh was sleeping to tell him, then I went back out and looked out the window. I didn't see anybody!

Isnt that so creepy, even if it WAS someone we know, I don't think NORMAL people just try and open the door and let themselves in. What if the door was unlocked! So WEIRD! All I know is that I hate stuff like this, and now I'm a little freaked.

Lost Season 4

2008-05-29T21:20:00.000-07:00

Is anyone else way depressed that this season of Lost has come to an end. Does anyone else feel my pain??? This is the only show that I have ever felt like going back and watching it all from the beginning again just so I can have my fix of Lost for the week.
If you don't watch it... YOU HAVE GOT TO START NOW!
I was so sad for Sun, so happy for Desmond, and I couldn't believe who was in the casket at the end. This season finale kept me from exercising tonight, but it was so worth it.

Special Little Spirits

2008-05-26T20:15:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the things J.J. says just melt my heart. Little kids are just so much closer to the spirit, and now that JJ is talking all the time he will talk about Jesus and all sorts of church things.
We always pass the temple on the way to run errands, J.J. will always take the time to recognize the temple, he will talk about how Jesus lives there, and how he's' going to go inside and see Heavenly Father.
J.J. also LOVES music so much, he is constantly humming a song, or tapping his hands to the beat in his head. I think music has such a powerful influence on our feelings, and sometimes when I will flip through the radio stations JJ will yell for me to stop at the Jesus song. He's done it a few times and I will go back to the station and it will be someone like Josh Grobin singing. Even little kids can feel that uplifting feeling when listening to good music.
I just wanted to write down a few of those experiences so I wouldn't forget how special my little J.J. is.

What's wrong with a Mullet

2008-05-21T21:00:00.000-07:00

So I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about JJ's hair. It's so corse, it sticks straight up no matter what I try to do. As seen in this picture, the early phases of the mullet have started. It's hard to see, but it's getting pretty long in the back and he has a little bit of a tail in the picture. He could seriously rock the best mullet with his corse hair. It would be perfect. I am at a crossroads right now, do I cut it for summer? Or do I let it grow into the BEST mullet you've ever seen on a 2 year old?

5 LONG Years

2008-05-20T09:12:00.000-07:00

Josh and I are celebrating our anniversary today. It's so neat to look back and think about all the things we have done so far in our married lives. We joke about it being 5 LONG years, but time has sure flown by. I am looking forward to many great years to come.

New Blue Stroller

2008-05-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

Well I finally made it down to Utah to pick up my stroller that I bought off KSL classifieds. It's great! After patching a few tires we went for a little run yesterday. It's going to be soooo nice to take my little rugrats with me while I get a little exercise. And they LOVE riding in it! There were so many people out doing yard work because it was such a nice day, and JJ would seriously yell at everyone, he would say "we're in our new BLUE stroller"
It was almost kind of embarassing. I had to slow down to a walk because for some reason I was laughing so hard about it I couldn't run anymore. Or maybe I was just tired of running. Either way..... it was FUNNY!

Week in a nutshell

2008-05-04T15:50:00.000-07:00

I feel like I have been so busy this week. Any time I havn't blogged for this long means I'm BUSY! I've been busy with work, planning a ward activity, potty training, cleaning up from the potty training, and doing all my other motherly jobs.

Let me just say, I most frusterating thing this week was POTTY TRAINING. We've found poo in the craziest places. I am constantly sanitizing everything! But I must say, potty training in the summer is way better.

He can run wild while I'm trying to clean up the mess that he's made.

After 5 days, he's getting a ton better! We are still struggling with number 2. Any suggestions from you potty training pros out there? I would love to hear anything that has worked.

Alot of movies were watching this week, I hate to do that, but at least they were mostly Baby Einstein so they were some what educational. Carter is loving movies now too, he looks so big sitting there with his big brother.

I babysat a few kids a couple times this week too. JJ love when friends come over, and crys EVERY time they leave.

Watch out! This is GROSS!

2008-04-23T11:43:00.000-07:00

Being a mother is so glamorous! UH...... no it isn't!

This post is seriously crossing the line of things you shouldn't talk about on your blog, so read on at your own risk!

Meet Carter....

He is a fun loving little 9mos. old who is always smiling and loves to explore and try to walk.

I can't imagine him doing anything bad, can you???

Carter is also learning how to eat all the yummy foods that he sees us eating, and as a result....

A blow out that pictures don't do justice. This was the worst poopy explosion I have ever seen!! (And JJ had some bad ones!!)
I picked him up after he was crying in his exersaucer, I instantly felt half my arm covered in a sticky warm substance.

Since I was talking on the phone I had to put him somewhere, so I sat him up on the carpet in his room, (don't ask me why, I guess I wasn't thinking!)
So he fell backwards and now theres a huge stain.
I threw him in the tub, soaked the clothes and followed the little droppings trail that led from the bathroom to his bedroom. And much to my surprise I found my curious JJ laying on the floor playing in the poop stain on the carpet. "What's this mom."
AAAHHHHH!!!!

Near Abduction!

2008-04-16T18:36:00.000-07:00

I couldn't believe it, when I went to pick up one of my girls that I do PSR with her grandmother showed me the newspaper without saying anything. I read the article, and she said that was her granddaughter in the paper. The story told of 2 girls walking home from school when a man in an old white car grabbed one of the girls, trying to pull her into his car. Luckily, somehow the girls both got away and were able to run to the school for help.
What is the world coming to, that guy must have been pretty brave to try to take a little girl in the light of day, right after school, only a block from the school. CRAZY! People are seriously crazy! The girl I work with is only 7 so I think it might have been pretty traumatizing. All I know is that if I have girls I am going to teach them some serious ball kicking skills. I don't think I'll have to worry about anything happening with JJ, he could probalby just sit on them and crush their lungs.
Pretty scary though huh?

BIRTHDAYS

2008-04-14T20:20:00.000-07:00

This weekend we celebrated Aunt Gentry and neice Lexi's birthdays. I love birthdays! It was so cute to see Lexi so into her birthday fun, she picked out party hats and helped make cupcakes and even made gift bags for JJ and her brother Cole. JJ looks a little sweaty in these pictures because we just played duck duck goose (one of the games Lexi chose to play at her birthday party) and he had so much fun running around and playing with his cousins.

My new ride!

2008-04-09T18:07:00.000-07:00

So I finally found a stroller, and what a deal!! I ended up finding a slightly used Kool Stride double jogger. I am super excited about it! I just know that I am going to get so skinny now! :) I can dream right?
No really though, it will be great to get out and stroll with both my little guys. I am so excited. Thanks everyone for your comments and suggestions.

Please Help! I'm OBSESSED!

2008-04-05T19:50:00.000-07:00

So I have been searching and searching for a double jogging stroller for a few weeks now, ever since Josh said he was going to give me that for my birthday (last week) Well, I still don't have one, BUT I have managed to waste hours of my time learning all about EVERY BRAND of double jogger out there! Those who know me understand my dilema, and that is... I NEED A DEAL! It's become quite and obsession of mine, I have found several strollers that I love (pictured above) But I don't want to pay a crazy amount! ($4-500)!!

Does anyone have a jogger that they love? Any recomendations? Know anyone that wants to sell their double??
I want to get one soon, the weather is getting nice and I need to stroll stroll stroll!

Lanie and Chris

2008-04-04T20:04:00.000-07:00

I don't think I have ever posted a picture of my sister Lanie on my blog. She's so fun and sylish. Her and Chris hav been married almost 2 years I think? RIGHT Lane-Train? Correct me if I'm wrong. It's fun to see them when we go down to Utah to visit. Love ya Lanie, your fabulous!

My two little terrors

2008-04-04T19:52:00.001-07:00

I love my little guys, but why do they seem so HARD the last few days. J.J. is doing everything he KNOWS that he's not supposed to. And Carter thinks he can pull himself up on ANYTHING and try to have the balance to stand on his own. Let's just say constant supervision is now required. Before I could just lay him on the ground across the room while I blog for hours on end until he comes and knaws on my leg. (okay it wasn't for hours on end, but atleast a few minutes of free time was nice)

Oh well, ya gotta love the new stages their in. Their still cute little guys!

Favorite Thing!

2008-03-27T12:38:00.000-07:00

J.J. called me a Barbie Princess!
It made me wonder if I should be more concerned about his love for barbies. What a nice compliment.

Joshy

2008-03-27T12:26:00.000-07:00

I have realized that I don't write too much about my husband, he is great! I have been so so so busy lately with work, modbe, being a mom, my calling at church, and all the other chores of life. When I came home from a late night of work and modbe parties I was pleasantly surprised to find a CLEAN house. I knew for sure that I didn't leave it this way. I didn't see the usual dishes piled up by the sink, or the crusted applessauce on the table. In fact the kitchen was spotless! The dishes were done, garbage taken out, toys picked up, clutter put away, and one baby sleeping. I felt such a relief! What a caring husband, I love you Josh!

EGG-Stravaganza!!!

2008-03-25T21:16:00.000-07:00

Let the Hunt begin!

Checkin out the loot.

JJ looking through his easter basket

He was so excited about his little goodies.

"I can't believe the Easter Bunny brought this!"

Showing off their creations.

MMMM this egg that's been sitting on the counter for several hours is delicious!

Easter was Great this year!

A night of decorating eggs and american idol!

Growing up FAST!

2008-03-16T12:20:00.000-07:00

J.J. said is first prayer this week. We were about to eat dinner and I was getting everything set, and JJ just bowed his head and started mumbling a prayer all by himself. I could hear him say "Heavenly Father" and "Thanks for the blessings" "It's a good day" and then a few other words, then..... "AMEN!" I couldn't help but smile.
For bedtime last night he volunteered to say it, which is VERY surprising because he usually fights us when it's time for bedtime prayers. But last night he folded his arms and said the usual, "thank you for blessing, thank you for this day, and my family"... BUT then he mumbled something else and the only word me and josh could understand was "Barbies" He has been playing at Grandma Funks lately in the Barbie room with his cousins. Me and Josh were laughing so hard.

Carter has reached another major milestone..... Bad Breath! He woke up from his nap the other day and I was surprised to smell that smell coming out of his mouth. He does have 8 teeth now. Darn teeth! They are the cause of all this! Oh Well!

Impossible

2008-03-15T12:28:00.000-07:00

It is so hard to take a good picutre these days. Especially when the situation involves two two-year olds. I was trying to get a good picture of J.J. and Cole (his cousin) at a wedding. It was pretty much impossible. They still look cute though!

RENO NEVADA

2008-03-09T13:04:00.000-07:00

So me and josh had a little get away this last week for a few days. We drove to Reno, NV, it was a 6 1/2 hour drive, but we passed the time listening to the 1998 "Jock Jams" CD, boy did that bring back some weird memories. And I must say I couldn't believe how many trailor towns we passed on our way down. It was unbelievable how many trashy towns there were, I've never seen so many trailors in my life. I sound like a brat but SERIUOSLY! I hardly took any pictures when we were in Reno, but I managed to get this shot on the way back. Someone in one of the scariest towns we passed built this tower of CRAP, it was just a ton of trash piled up so high, and it was somewhat organized trash I guess. I just took the picture as we wizzed by in our car so it's not the best, so that's what that picture is in case you were wondering.
Reno was great though, we went out to eat, gambled $7, went shopping, tried to go to the temple (to find my recommend was expired :( ) Nothing like a vacation to get you excited to come back to your regular life. Josh's family watched the boys, his sister Alish is up with her two kids so I'm sure it was a handful. Thanks so much to them for doing that! It was nice to just be husband and wife for a couple days.

Cousins!

2008-03-09T12:45:00.000-07:00

How cute are my neice and nephew!? And my kids of course. This last week they were able to spend alot of time together while me and Josh took a little vacation/business trip to Reno, NV.
I was so happy to hear that Cole and J.J. who are just 2 days a part in age, got along so well. They both had a little changing to do. Cole loves being ROUGH and AGGRESSIVE. And J.J. isn't used to any kids touching him, and he's more of a Gentle (slightly woosey) giant, and would whine about anything cole was doing to him. So I think they are used to each other now, and I'm sure they will get along better.
I am so glad that J.J. and Carter have such GREAT cousins to play with.

February's "First's"

2008-03-02T12:52:00.001-08:00

This last month was full of "first's" for our family. Here is a list and some pictures of all the fun and exciting things from last month.
Carters FIRST time eating finger foods, he gagged it down, than as you can see in the picutre it all ended back up on his shirt. YEAH!
J.J. and Carters FIRST hut
FIRST nice day for a bike ride
FIRST earth quake
J.J.'s FIRST ice cream cone
Carter's FIRST tooth
Carter's FIRST adventure across the room, he can now SCOOT!!
FIRST experience with play dough
Carter's FIRST hair cut...... YEAH RIGHT!!

2008-03-02T12:33:00.000-08:00

Recipes

2008-02-27T11:30:00.000-08:00

I just added some recipe links! I actually just made the brownie cheesecake for a Recipe Club Exchange group that I am in at church. It is SOOOOO GOOD! If you like cheesecake this is great, and really not to hard at all. I think the presentation would have been excellent too, but on my home from work yesterday I was rushing so I could get home intime for the recipe group, when I called Josh to start warming up the caramel to put on top he said "that's not for us to eat?" I was thinking to myself, I wouldn't make a fancy cheesecake to eat after the Tuna casserole I made for dinner! It just doesn't go!
Anyway he had put it on the table, and JJ got into it, stabbing forks all over my delicious creation. I was devistated. No Recipe club for me last night. I even did some extra jump roping so I could go and eat alot. The theme was CHOCOLATE! I missed out for sure.
Anyway try the recipes. The muffins are good too, anything to get a few extra vitamins down JJ's throat!

Fun With Cousin Lexi and Cole

2008-02-25T08:31:00.001-08:00

A little WOBLY

2008-02-25T08:20:00.000-08:00

Carter is STILL trying to master sitting up on his own. He can do it for a few seconds than he'll topple over. I had to take this picutre because we were trying on the shirt that grandma Funk brought back from her cruise. We were laughing because the shirt was SOOOOOO SMALL! It was for a newborn, but we stretched it out and made it work! I think it looks great.

Fun Pictures

2008-02-25T08:17:00.001-08:00

My little Aliens! How cute!

Don't Worry Everyone, We're Okay!

2008-02-21T11:09:00.000-08:00

I know you all were worried so I have to just let you know we're okay, we survived our first earthquake! Yes an earthquake, it's about the most exciting thing that's happened to me since I moved here, other than "drive your tractor to school day" That's actually pretty cool too!

I got up to feed Carter at about 7:15 and I heard the weirdest sounds, kind of like really strong wind, than our whole house just shook. It was the weirdest thing! I could see the baby swing just start swinging back and forth. We just kind of got a little shock wave from the BIG QUAKe in Wells, Nevada. I feel so cool that I was in an earthquake!

Modbe Swim Suits!

2008-02-19T08:55:00.000-08:00

I know I have a modbe blog, but I just can't keep my mouth shut about these suits this year! They are so cute! Let me know if you or a friend are in a need of a modest swim suit this year! Aren't they just fabulous!??

100 Things About ME!!!

2008-02-18T13:12:00.000-08:00

1. I feel guilty for spending time blogging
2. I love lip gloss
3. I love jewelry
4. I bite my nails
5. I really want to stop biting my nails
6. I love sparkles
7. I love shimmers
8. I love glitter
9. I love stuff that shines!
10. My favorite colors and pinks and greens
11. I sell Modbe
12. I once at 13 1/2 bowls of cereal in one sitting
13. People always call me Jillian
14. I just ate two cookies before 9:00 AM!!
15. I am actually trying to get skinny again after having a baby
16. I love my mom and dad
17. I love my mother and father- inlaws
18. I love being tall
19. I used to want to be taller
20. I dreamed of being in the WNBA when I was little
21. I played college volleyball
22. My city league volleyball team just won the championship
23. I have one "F" on my college transcript
24. Funny enough, the F is from a volleybal class I took for fun
25. I enjoy making new friends
26. I just like to sit around and talk
27. I love smelly things like candles, wallflowers, scentsy..... all that fun stuff
28. I LOVE to shop
29. I used to hate pizza
30. I crave chocolate
31. I really like to try new things
32. A Cruise with my husband is my dream vacation right now
33. I can't wait for summer
34. I have a real bad voice
35. I LOVE EVERY HOLIDAY!
36. I wish I was more organized
37. I wish I had more time
38. I want a gym membership so bad!
39. Did I say I LOVE SHOPPING yet?
40. I don't have a cell phone
41. I broke my nose in high school playing bball
42. I still stay in contact with alot of highschool friends
43. I love laying out in the summer
44. I like to sew
45. I used to LOVE cats
46. I forgot my dad's birthday
47. I forgot my mother in law's birthday
48. I forgot my best friends birthday
49. I'm not a bad person, it just seems like it.
50. I feel really bad when I forget things!
51. I have good ideas but never follow through with them
52. I love making my husband laugh
53. I really enjoy a good salsa
54. I take a bath at least once a week to relax
55. I've never been skiing
56. I graduated from Utah State
57. I love yogurt
58. I always open my blinds in the morning
59. I don't like wearing socks
60. I used to be an awesome disco skater
61. My husband thinks my eyes are grey
62. My longest job was at Pier 1 Imports for over 2 years
63. I dont like people that swear alot
64. I have a scar on my head that looks like a mole, it's gross
65. I haven't been tanning for 5 years
66. I usually don't know what direction I'm driving
67. I look good in blue
68. When we were engaged we did the long distance thing for a year
69. I want to get back to my pre wedding size
70. I am doing the Hinckley Challenge
71. I love good deals
72. I physically get sick if I don't get a bargain
73. I think teeth whitening should be mandatory
74. I went to the American Idol Concert last year
75. I haven't had short hair since 4th grade
76. I like to cook healthy meals
77. My degree is community health specialist
78. My birthday is in March
79. I'm married to a very hard working guy!
80. I'm very ticklish
81. I don't really care for Oprah for some reason
82. I don't mind change
83. I don't have a very good concept of time
84. I don't wear a watch
85. I don't do drugs
86. I am easily distracted
87. I love getting catalogs in the mail
88. I am alittle impatient
89. I couls watch hours of Saved by the Bell
90. I still own roller skates
91. I want to start running again
92. I used to want to live in Santa Barbara
93. I don't have a problem admitting I'm wrong
94. I can remember phone numbers WAY GOOD!
95. I love a good pair of sweat pants
96. I love pony tails
97. I once stepped in my shoe and there was a mouse inside
98. I love spending time with my family
99. I love the three boys in my life
100. I CAN DO THE MOON WALK!!!!

FUN WEEKEND!

2008-02-09T21:01:00.000-08:00

This weekend was so fun, my mom and aunt Cheryl drove up to go to my cousins baby shower. They were able to come visit me Friday, and ofcourse my mom came bearing gifts for valentines day. There's always a reason for gifts right mom?:) It was so fun to see them! The boys loved having them there and ofcourse they are enjoying the gifts. Thanks mom and dad!

2008-02-09T20:56:00.000-08:00

More pictures from this weekend!

Decorating Sugar Cookies

2008-02-09T20:52:00.000-08:00

My mother-in-law came through again, she made some sugar cookies for us, and even gave us all the fun sprinkles and frosting to decorate them with! Thanks Shirlene! J.J. LOVED IT!

Sensitive Mommy Moment

2008-02-06T20:05:00.000-08:00

I hope after I click "publish post" I won't feel dumb for posting this. But I am having a sensitive moment. There have been a few of my friends having babies lately, and it's been so fun to look at the pictures of those precious newborns. But I am feeling so sad at the same time, I thought my little Carter was still a baby (he's only 6 months, so he still totally is) But I guess just looking at how new those babies were, it just made Carter and J.J. seem like they are growing up so fast. It's making me want to take more time to slow down and enjoy them the way they are right now! I am learning that kids are alot of work, ESPECIALLY when they are young and so dependent on you, but they are so special and so fun, I just feel so lucky to be a mom! J.J. makes me laugh every day, and Carter is just such a sweet heart!

Just for the record, I'm not SAD enough to want another baby yet!

Eczema

2008-02-05T15:31:00.000-08:00

It seems like EVERY kid has eczema or really dry skin problems, especially in the winter. My little Carter has the worst dry patches. My doctor just recomends lotioning 3 times daily with the lotion of your choice. I have tried a few different brands of lotion, does anyone have any recomendations?? Please let me know!

2008-01-31T14:00:00.000-08:00

New Season of LOST

2008-01-31T13:45:00.001-08:00

I am so excited for tonight, the new season of Lost is starting!!! Me and Josh have been able to catch up on netflix, we just finished last season a couple weeks ago and can not wait for the season primier! The last season left me totally baffled, what is going to happen next? Me and Josh both have games tonight (bball and vball) so we are going to have to bust out a VHS and record it( who needs DVR?) That sounds so old fashioned.

Bad Pictures

2008-01-29T09:02:00.000-08:00

So I was looking at my pictures and they all seem so blurry! I have to admit my camera is not top of the line, but it seems like the quality of my pictures was getting worse! Than I remembered that J.J. licked the lense, and it still had crap on it. I cleaned it off, now hopefully my pictures will come out a little better. If not, I need a new camera!

Me and C-Bob

2008-01-29T08:55:00.001-08:00

"I WANT TO BE MOBILE!!"

2008-01-29T08:46:00.000-08:00

Carter wants to move sooooo bad! He's getting closer and closer. I don't know if I am that anxious for him to get around, it just means more crying from J.J. because Carter is getting close to him! He's very sensitive to Carter touching his things, or even just getting CLOSE to his things.