Handle With Care

Yesterday I was changing Arlo's messy diaper and was wiping things down pretty vigorously when he put up his hands in protest and exclaimed "Careful with my Pee Pee Momma, It's fragile!"
I just couldnt stop laughing

What does Love Mean

This morning while eating breakfast with Arlo we had a very nice little talk about love.

Mom: Arlo guess what

Arlo: What

Mom: I love you!

Arlo: What does love mean Momma?

Mom: Well, it means that you like someone so much that you want to to everything you can for them. You want to take care of them, and play with them, and always try to do your best.
And you like to be with them a lot, because when your with them they make you very happy and you cant imagine what your life would be like without them. And that's how mom feels about you

Arlo: oh, me too...

Mamma, What do Seals do?

This was the conversation Arlo and I had about Seals in the car today

Arlo: Momma, What do Seals do?

Mom: Well, they swim, and catch fish, and the ones at Sea World can learn tricks like how to bounce a ball off of their nose.

Arlo: They are really cute.

Mom: Yes, they are pretty cute arent they.

Arlo: And they get sharks?

Mom: No, I think sharks get them.

Arlo: They dont bite?

Mom: I dont think their big biters.

(silence for a minute or two)

Arlo: Momma, do they listen to music?

Mom: Well honey, I don't think...

Arlo: Do they listen to music in their rooms?

Mom: they don't have rooms love, they live in the water

Arlo: But they like music.

Mom: Maybe they do...

Wow, it is fun to know the inner workings of my two year olds mind-He he!

Smile for the camera!

So, to save some money this year I had the great Idea to take pictures of Arlo and Ginger with my own camera rather than doing it professionally like I usually do. Can we say HARD!!! who ever has the ability to take pictures of their children and dogs, I just have to marvel, and ask how? do you drug them? By the end of the two hour photo session I was a raving lunatic and I have to say I was not being a very nice mommy. For some reason I thought yelling at Arlo and the dog would produce a happy and loving picture, this is what I got instead



Look at them! this picture says it all. Obviously I couldn't use this for a Christmas card that says "Tis the season" or "Happy Holidays". They look like concentration camp survivors! So, I forgot about Ginger and just tried to get Arlo. After a series of disasters involving a chocolate bribe gone bad (those who get my cards, look closely and you will see it on his face), I got some that would work -sort of and headed to the Walmart to print them up.
Attempt #1 I got there with my sisters camera and realized there was no memory disk. went home
Attempt #2 came back with the camera but with the connector cord that plugs into a flash drive. This should have worked but didn't. went home
Attempt #3 got a disk to do it from my home computer. Sunday morning... spent in hysterics trying to get program to work. Whenever I got to the part where you picked card designs the Internet sent me to some freaky art website that sold cards of Picasso's work. What the
*----! I didn't want Picasso, I wanted the crappy pictures I had taken of my son!
Attempt #4 I wasnt giving up, Screw Picasso! Sunday night I tried again. Finally was able to download my pics, choose cards and block the Picasso sight. I was at the end, ready to purchase my pictures yes! NOPE power failure-Everything goes black.
Attempt #5 Got to the store with pictures saved to a different device only to realize I had forgotten my wallet! But alas, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I was able to get the suckers ordered and pay when I picked them up.

WOW! what a mess. Professional photos are worth the money. Next year, its all about kiddie kandids.

What's your name?

So we were sitting around tonight eating REALLY yummy shakes from Riley's (if you havent been there go-now! and get the Peanut Butter) when Clint said to Arlo-hey whats your name, trying to prompt him to say his full name; Arlo Eugene Dilley -what came out instead? "I'm Big Dilley"

Trax and Christmas Lights!

Friday Night Heather's family and My family decided to take the whole gang on trax to see the Christmas lights at Temple Square. We had a great night full of excitement! Heather also had Teague because Nicole, Eric's sister was out of town. I think the favorite part for the babies was being on the train. Arlo was doing his best to keep Teague out of harms way and kept instructing him to stay behind the yellow line; but Teaglet was determined to get down on those tracks to play. Needless to say, Heather and Eric were kept pretty busy. Once we all got on the train everyone enjoyed the ride, Hay bay and ET loved standing and holding on to the rails to feel the jolt every time the train stopped, teague was trying to jump out of Heather's arms and go exploring and Arlo was busy watching out the windows, and was excited to sit next to the kids when they got sick of standing. Before we knew it we were there. We hiked a few blocks and got a bite to eat at the crown burger somewhat near the temple(the JB's right by it had a 1/2 hour wait). It was really crowded, but the burgers were yummy and it got us warmed up for the lights. As usual, it was beautiful at Temple Square. The babies seemed mesmerized by all of the lights and loved all of the space to run. When we got the the Nativity Scene and heard the story of Baby Jesus, Arlo turned to me and said, "Mom, can we buy those guys?" I giggled quite a bit and explained to him that the wise men, camels and baby Jesus were just to look at and not to play with he said "can I say Hallelujah?" Where in the heck did he come up with that one? we all got a pretty good laugh and then went on our way to see more lights. We got some great pictures of the kids and when we were all sufficiently frozen and tired, decided to get back on the train and go home. What a great night. We decided this is going to be a yearly tradition.

Mamma is that the seeds

Friday Arlo and I were sharing an apple and had bitten down to the seeds when he asked
"Mamma is that the seeds?" I replied yes Arlo those are apple seeds. Next he says "Do they grow into plants?"
how does he know these things????

Lucky #7 Tag

Lucky #7 Tag!
I think this is the first time I have done one of these but since I was tagged by Bonnie, and I enjoyed reading hers so much here goes:

7 Things I Can Do:

1. I Can make friends
2. I Can research persistantly and learn a great deal about subjects that interest me
3. I Can organize cupboards, drawers and closets well
4. I Can work tirelessly to reach a goal
5. I Can put on a play
6. I Can be in plays
7. I Can love those I care about with everything I have

7 Things I Cannot Do:

1. I can't go a day without coffee
2. I can't not have a plan (for my day, my life, the next hour)
3. I can't stand violence in movies (stole this one from Bonnie)
4. I can't be bored
5. I can't seem to lose those 15 lbs I need to (what is the deal with that)
6. I can't meditate very well
7. I can't stop over coordinating things in my life (my house, my baby Arlo, my husband when he lets me, my outfits)

7 Things That Attracted Me To Clint:

1. He has the best sense of Humor.... ever
2. He is and always has known who he is
3. He likes himself
4. He is very intelligent
5. He is handy-He can fix anything or will figure it out if he can't
6. He always finishes what he starts
7. He is a great songwriter and performer

7 Things I Say Most Often:

1. Currently, it would have to be.... "Ginger No!"
2. "Have you seen my wallet, keys, coat, brain?"
3. Why do I feel so full? (could it be all of the cake I ate earlier)
4. Man I am tired
5. Arlo, I love your cute little body
6. Boys who finish their lunch, dinner and brush their teeth get special treats
7. ok lets clean up!

7 Celebrity(or other people) Admirations: -

Barac Obama
Oprah Whinfrey
Toni Morrison
John Lennon
My Grandma Salisbury-was the most giving person in the world-and she was funny!
My sister-has the patience of a saint and is the best mom I know
My Mom-The hardest worker I have ever met


7 People To Tag

1.Mom
2 Heather
3 Amber
4 Keri
5 Nikki
6 Clint
7 Kelley