I invented "Baby Dodgeball." Tate loves it. Basically I just chuck balls at him. He thinks it's hysterical & I get out frustrations :) Totally kidding!
Playin at Gramma Sandi & Grampa Bob's.
That face <3 <3
Learning to go pee in the potty! He is doing awesome!
Still learning on how to pull up those undies though.
I didn't even notice until he reached up to the counter & his shirt came up.
Haha! Love it!
That face <3
I love this cheeser face he's started pulling!
I just had a thought! I totally have a squinty smile! Maybe he's copying ME!
He's been repeating a lot of things I say lately & it is quite comical to hear these things out of a boy's mouth. Apparently I am pretty girly & very expressive haha
I am trying to catch up on the blogging since I fixed my dropbox account. So this may have happened in July, but it is news nonetheless.
Dad retired from HAFB. They had an awesome ceremony/program for it. So many people were there & had so many nice things to say about my dad.
He is the most amazing man I know. I am so glad that my kids have him as an example.
He is everything a man, husband, father, & "Poppy" should be!
Love you Dad!
We wish you the very best of luck in your new job & know you will do fantastic!
Well, this was a fun day haha!
This is the only photo I have of our ward swimming party & it's as we are getting the heck outta dodge!
I decided to take the kids for a few hours by myself-it will be fun!
How hard could it be?!
It was hard!
They accidentally got the time wrong (& felt terrible! Truly not that big of a deal)
so we waited outside for an hour. It was one of the ONLY days of the month it was not blazing hot haha! It was actually freezing once we were in the water. I only brought one life jacket thinking we wouldn't leave the splash pad or kiddie pool area.
It was fine though, we went around the lazy river & in the deep end. I held Lola in the life jacket & Tate rode on my back. It was pretty fun.
Oh yes, I forgot to mention that Tate pooped his pants as soon as we got in the water. Since we were only there for an hour & a half I didn't bring a spare swim diaper & he had already pooped that day.
Awesome. It was diarrhea. I had to take him in the bathroom & peel his wet stuff off him & attempt to wipe the concoction off him meanwhile getting it all over my hands.
I had to put my baby on the disgusting sopping wet filthy floor while she is screaming & wanting me to hold her. I am trying to keep her out of the filthy stall & toilet.
A nice woman in the bathroom saw me trying to salvage Tate's swim diaper & gave me one of hers.
So nice!
Uggh. Once we finished we went back to swimming.
It started getting freeeezing cold! We swam for awhile & then it was about 730 pm so I decided I better get them home & bathe them. I am taking Lola's wet clothes off as she is HYSTERICAL!!! I didn't want her to freeze but in hindsight I should've just packed up & left. People were staring thinking I was beating her she was so upset. Contorting her body & using her Baby-SHERA-princess-of-power-strength as Tate is making a gigantic disaster with the two creamies he got for himself & Lola.
What a scene. I was almost in tears leaving. Sometimes I laugh & sometimes I cry haha.
One of the ladies in my ward saw me struggling with my stroller, bag, screaming baby, & trying to keep Tate by my side through the parking lot, so she helped me to our car. Very nice. It was all a complete disaster, but hey, I tried to be a fun mom & participate in our ward function & also take advantage of the free swim day.
Maybe next year will be better :)
First painted piggies-just like Mommy's!
I have wanted to paint Lola's toenails for quite some time but didn't want to because she had these sweet little virgin baby toes. I couldn't bring myself to defile them.
But at 14 months I decided it was okay & I LOVE them!
They look SO cute. I loooove her fat little brown feet. She sat so still in the bumbo while I did it too (of course while eating :))
I have since painted them racy red & they are darling
Action shot!
Snapped this right as she took a tumble off her beloved 4-wheeler.
She LOVES this thing, as does her older brother. The boy who mind you would not go NEAR his own 4-wheeler for a year, then went to only pushing it the next year, & now that he's 3 & wants to ride his sister's constantly, his has broken dangit.
It is so fun though & they both love it.
As you can see he is totally rocking the training wheels. He does SO good! We usually go for a little walk in the early evening before bed. He rides his bike & Lo gets pushed in the little red push car the Lythgoe's gave us. They love it & so do I (although it is challenging. Our sidewalk is so bumpy from all the trees that he needs a boost every few squares). It's so nice to be outside & enjoy the fresh air.
We went to take our old neighbors dinner & see there new baby Kara.
She is darling! It was so great to see Whitney, Gabe, & Ivan too. We sure miss them. He & Tate are the cutest little friends.
You can see Lola enjoyed Kara's little piano kick mat. She LOVED the baby too of course.
Cute boys playing with their velcro baseball mitts & balls. Ivan's big brother present (Awesome deal at walmart. $3 clearance special. What a find!)
I have had such a great time trying to teach Tate to catch. It is SO funny (& frustrating sometimes haha!) He has an awesome arm & throws like a champ! Not mastering the catching yet though. Who am I to talk though? I STILL can't catch!
He is the cutest little man <3
Hiking with the fam at Snowbasin.
My cute mom & dad planned this outing for us. We rode the gondola up, ate at the lodge at the top, & went for a little hike. It was BEAUTIFUL up there!
I miss snowboarding & hiking. I'm excited for the kids to get a little bit bigger so we can get out & enjoy the outdoors on a different level
Again, an awesome Friedli-Family-Fun-time event planned by Mom & Dad. I had been SO excited to go canoeing again! We didn't go last year because we were all pregnant (& let's be honest I probably would have sunk one ;))
It was SO much fun though! We tipped over once at the very first. Mom sacrificed herself to save Lola haha. It was funny. We had a great time & it was so beautiful up there.
We went to Causey (sp?) this year instead of Mantua. Good thing since we fell out! Apparently the water is some sort of toxic in Mantua (although beautiful :))
We went to Ryan & Lindsay's campsite after to check out their sweet new trailer & to roast hot dogs.
It was a blast! Tate did not care for the fire (apparently I've taught him TOO well & scared him about it!)
Thanks Mom & Dad for all the fun things you plan for us!!!
I love it!
We got to babysit Navy for a couple of hours one day! It was super-fun! Zach & Tessie were moving into their new house this week & had a ton going on. So we came & grabbed her & had some fun for a few hours. My kids loved it! So did Aunt Jenny!
More pics from Snowbasin. You can see it took some warming up for Tater to enjoy the gondola ride. He has gotten SO brave the last few months though! So proud of my cautious little man ;)
Saw this quote & loved it.
Saw this short story & was completely humbled. Sometimes I get a little discouraged & lonely.
I don't revel in other people's misfortunes, but it is humbling to hear other people's trials & struggles, & it puts my own problems into perspective. This made me feel rotten that I have any pity for myself.
Poor man.
I am so blessed
